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A total of 259 students from 50 large public higher education institutions in the Southeastern United States completed questionnaires. Results show help-seeking as a multifaceted process supported by social and professional resources, with participants reporting earlier help-seeking and personal lifestyle changes to improve well-being. 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Johnson  \nKennesaw State University  \nBrian Culp  \nKennesaw State University  \nMonica Nandan  \nKennesaw State University  \nDominic Thomas  \nKennesaw State University  \nAbstract  \nThe present study explored where and how college students sought assistance and information for themselves and their family or friends who may have needed behavioral health and substance abuse disorder assistance. Two hundred and fiftynine college students responded to the questionnaire at one of the 50 largest public higher education institutions in the Southeastern United States. Findings confirm that help-seeking is a multifaceted process involving social and professional support. Participants indicated that they would seek assistance earlier than they had and also make personal changes in their lives to address well-being. These findings can guide higher education administrators, faculty members, counseling staff on campuses, funders, and policymakers in designing and developing accessible and user-friendly programs and services for increasing student success on campuses.  \nKeywords: mental health, help-seeking behaviors, college students, barriers, awareness about resources  \nPlease direct inquires about this manuscript to: Rachel L. Johnson, [rachjohns123@gmail.com](rachjohns123@gmail.com)  \nCollege Student Affairs Journal, Volume 41(1), pp. 73-89 ISSN 2381-2338  \nCopyright 2023 Southern Association for College Student Affairs All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.  \n74 College Student Affairs Journal Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023  \nacademic success and higher dropout rates (National Council on Disability, 2017) . Unfortunately, most college campuses appear ill-equipped for their students’MH needs (Brown, 2020) .  \nThe purpose of this study is to understand how college students seek assistance for supporting their own, or their peers/friends/family members, emotional well-being. More specifically, the study examined the barriers they encountered in accessing services and information and assessed recommendations for improving the same.  \nLiterature Review  \nRelevant literature around three themes was reviewed: factors contributing to emotional distress, types of supports that college students utilize for mental well-being, and barriers to receiving assistance and information.  \nPrevalence and Causes of Emotional Distress  \nCollege students are experiencing high levels of stress, which can cause or trigger MH challenges. In 2019, only 2% of students reported having no stress within the past 12 months, and 45% reported having more than average stress (ACHA, 2019) . According to the ACHA (2019), students reported that academics (51%), family problems (32%), social relationships (31%), finances (36.9%), personal appearances (33%), and sleep difficulties (35%) were either difficult to manage or were traumatic within the past 12 months. Moreover, college students are also burdened by the MH issues faced by their family, friends, and peers. In one study, 36.1% of respondents reported that a family member or friend expressed suicidal thoughts (Garcia-Williams & McGee, 2016) .  \nCollege students’ engagement in the misuse of substances is another factor that can be both an indicator and a cause of MH problems. In 2019, 16% of college students drank seven or more alcoholic beverages during the last time they socialized, and 11.4% stated they used prescription drugs  \nCollege Students’ Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors 75  \nnot prescribed to them within the past 12 months (ACHA, 2019) . Furthermore, 65% of students reported that they first started using stimulants in college, 52% started using sedatives, and 39% started using pain medications (Center for Study of Student Life, 2018). Thirty-nine percent of students reported misusing non-medical prescription drugs for self-treatment to either get high, relieve pain and anxiety, sleep, or experience the drugs’effect. 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