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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2022

Trends in college student mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity: Findings from the national healthy minds study, 2013-2021.

Sarah Ketchen Lipson, Sasha Zhou, Sara Abelson, Justin Heinze, Matthew Jirsa, Jasmine Morigney, Akilah Patterson, Meghna Singh, Daniel Eisenberg

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9 authors.

Sarah Ketchen LipsonBoston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Law Policy and Management, 715 Albany Street, Room 264W, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: sklipson@bu.edu.
Sasha ZhouWayne State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Public Health, 2155 Old Main 4841 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Sara AbelsonHope Center for College, Community, and Justice, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, 3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Justin HeinzeUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Matthew JirsaUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Jasmine MorigneyEastern Michigan University Psychology Department, 341 Science Complex, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA.
Akilah PattersonUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Meghna SinghUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Daniel EisenbergUniversity of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy of Management, 650 Charles E. Young Dr. South, 16-035, Center for Health Sciences Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

A Structural Approach to Understanding and Addressing Suicidality among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming College StudentsK01MH121515 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI KETCHEN LIPSON, SARAH · 2020 to 2023
$627k
NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH121515
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA considerable gap in knowledge exists around mental health trends in diverse racial and ethnic adolescent and young adult populations. The purpose of this study is to examine annual trends for mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity in a national sample of college students.

methodsSurvey data come from >350,000 students at 373 campuses that participated in the Healthy Minds Study between 2013 and 2021. Analyses are descriptive in nature focusing on year-by-year prevalence and help-seeking rates for each racial/ethnic group.

resultsIn 2020-2021, >60% of students met criteria for one or more mental health problems, a nearly 50% increase from 2013. Mental health worsened among all groups over the study period. American Indian/Alaskan Native students experienced the largest increases in depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and meeting criteria for one or more mental health problem. Students of color had the lowest rates of mental health service utilization. The highest annual rate of past-year treatment for Asian, Black, and Latinx students was at or below the lowest rate for White students. Although Arab American students experienced a 22% increase in prevalence, there was an 18% decrease in treatment. LIMITATIONS: Response rates raise the potential of nonresponse bias. Sample weights adjust along known characteristics, but there may be differences on unobserved characteristics.

conclusionsFindings have important implications for campus mental health programming and underscore the urgency of reducing mental health inequalities in college student populations through the identification and implementation of best practices both in clinical settings and through system-level change.

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EthnicityMental HealthAdolescentHumansStudentsSuicidal IdeationUnited StatesUniversitiesYoung AdultCollege studentsInequalitiesMental healthMental health treatmentSurveyTrends

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PMCPMC8995361

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