In 2021 more than 80% of students reported that emotional or mental health difficulties hurt their academic performance one or more days in the previous month. 41% of college students screened positive for major to moderate depression. HMS found that in 2021, 13% of college
students had thoughts about suicide. (JED Foundation)
Mental health is an academic issue, and research shows that we can improve persistence if we, as faculty, learn more about the mental health challenges that our students face use that knowledge to inform our teaching practice.