The Changing Needs in Collegiate Mental Health

Listen 00:52:16

Freshman year in college… you expect it to be a time of challenges and personal growth. But college counseling centers are reporting more students are coming to campus with behavioral health diagnosis. How will colleges meet this new need? What can parents and students do to make this time a successful transition into adulthood? We look at a comprehensive study on college counseling centers led by Penn State and talk to a practicing counselor at Rowan University.

WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal