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While these vibrant interactions can be part of the college experience, participation in a competitive, highstakes academic environment like U-M can pose very real challenges. Students must learn to navigate campus norms and culture, meet rigorous academic expectations, and manage financial, social, and personal pressures. Navigating these often-competing demands can create or exacerbate mental health concerns and jeopardize student well-being. In addition to these general complexities, individuals who hold identities that are marginalized in U.S. higher education spaces (e.g., students of color, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented students, students from low income families, international students) face additional burdens: emotional stress and labor arising from daily microaggressions, taunting, harassment, or worse.  \nMental health challenges are a common concern for students at U-M. In 2018, a random sampling of 12,003 U-M students were invited to participate in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA), a survey designed by the American College Health Association (ACHA) .1 57% of survey respondents reported feeling “overwhelming anxiety” at some point within the past twelve months. 39% reported that they felt “so depressed it was difficult to function” at some point within the same period (up from 36% in 2016), and 10% indicated that they had “seriously considered attempting suicide” during the past year (U-M UHS, 2018; see slide \\#35) . U-M student data mirror national figures collected with the same survey instrument. With self-reports of such significant levels of distress, the state of mental health on college campuses is frequently called a crisis. These mental health challenges have a strong correlation with students’ ability to persist in higher education. Findings from the National Alliance on Mental Health’s report “College Students Speak”(Gruttadaro & Crudo, 2012) show that 64% of students who have dropped out of college connect their departure to a mental health concern (p. 8) .  \nIn recent years, U-M’s Counseling and Psychological Services unit (CAPS) has seen a surge in demand for its services. Their 2016-17 annual report highlights that service requests have nearly quadrupled since 2010, with an average increase of 5% per year that significantly exceeds U-M’s annual increase in enrollment. In 2017-18, this annual increase continued with  \n1This survey had an 18% response rate, down from 21% in 2016. Data was weighted by gender, race, domestic/international, and undergrad/grad/professional status to match U-M Winter 2018 enrollment. [https://uhs.umich.edu/files/uhs/NCHA-2018-web.pdf](https://uhs.umich.edu/files/uhs/NCHA-2018-web.pdf)  \nKarishma Collette is an Instructional Consultant for the Foundational Course Initiative at CRLT. She has a PhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Sara Armstrong and Christine Simonian Bean are Director and Assistant Director for the CRLT Theatre Program, respectively. They have PhDsin Interdisciplinary Theatre and Drama.  \nCRLT Occasional  \nPapers  \nNo. 38  \nCenter for Research on Learning and Teaching  \nUniversity of Michigan  \nCAPS reporting a 6.7% increase from the previous academic year. The growth in demand for services, though alarming enough in its own right, is likely to be an underestimate of the actual incidence of mental health distress experienced by U-M students. Students may not access counseling support due to stigma surrounding mental health issues. They might also choose not to seek support via formal mechanisms because of cultural norms related to their identities or because of an actual or perceived lack of support professionals who share relevant identities. A recent national study on mental health pr","cbCaikPpHD9r7GGl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikPpHD9r7GGl","pdf",432215,"English","# Background and student mental health risk\n## Marginalized identities and added burdens\n# National findings and U-M context\n## NCHA survey results\n## CAPS demand growth and access barriers\n# Mental health, academics, and implications\n## Academic performance as a driver and barrier\n## Instructor responsibilities in classrooms","[{\"question\":\"What major pressures on campus contribute to students’ mental health concerns?\",\"answer\":\"The document describes competing academic demands alongside financial, social, and personal pressures, and notes that navigating campus norms and culture can exacerbate distress.\"},{\"question\":\"What do NCHA survey results indicate about mental health challenges among college students?\",\"answer\":\"A 2018 random sampling of 12,003 U-M students found 57% reported overwhelming anxiety, 39% reported severe depression affecting functioning, and 10% seriously considered suicide within the past twelve months.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document explain barriers to accessing counseling support at U-M?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights stigma around mental health and cultural norms related to students’ identities, as well as a real or perceived lack of professionals who share relevant identities.\"}]","Supporting StudentS Facing Mental HealtH cHallengeS - No. 38 | PDF",1792043320]