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Crisis on campus: 60% of college kids are living with mental health disorders, and schools are woefully unprepared

From Fortune: “Three in five (60%) college students reported being diagnosed with a mental health condition by a professional, the most common afflictions being anxiety and depression, according to an exclusive Fortune survey of 1,000 college students conducted by The Harris Poll in June. That’s significantly higher than the general population, only about 48% of whom say they’ve been diagnosed with a mental health condition. Women in college are far more likely to report a diagnosis than men: 67% compared with 51%. And part-time students tend to struggle more than their full-time classmates, the survey found.”

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