On World Mental Health Day, we’re checking in on how our students are doing

10/10/23 • 39 min

October 10 is World Mental Health Day, designed to raise awareness about this important public health issue and we're checking in on our students. The mental health of college students came to wider public attention during the pandemic. Has anything changed since then? Are students experiencing similar stressors today? What are we doing to address our students’ needs? Listen as experts Scott McAward and Sherrá Watkins share their insights with U Rising host Chris Nelson.

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Transcript

Chris Nelson: Welcome to U Rising, where we share stories about interesting and often groundbreaking research and innovations taking place at the University of Utah.
Today we're going to talk about student mental health—timely because it happens to be World Mental Health Day, which is designed to raise awareness about mental health issues and reduce stigma while promoting mental well-being.
We're going to talk about how our college students are faring, what we're d