Reaching the NextSample

In Mental Health

We believe that mental health matters. “For college students, the start of a new semester is a time of great anticipation and joy, but a recent Harvard Catalyst study reveals that college years are also a time of increased risk of stressful incidents, chronic mental health challenges, including the risk of suicide. Published in Depression and Anxiety, a 2018 study lead by the researchers at the Developmental Risk and Cultural Resilience Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, surveyed 68,000 college students from across more than 100 institutions related to depression and suicide ideation. Four significant patterns emerged: one of which was ‘75 percent of respondents reported a stress-related on the campus.’ Stress exposure was highly correlated with mental health issues, self-harm, and suicide ideation.” 

- Rev. Dr. Sammy D. Kim (Day 6)