With student mental health problems on the rise, UNC must do more to help, study finds – Raleigh News & Observer

With student mental health problems on the rise, UNC must do more to help, study finds  Raleigh News & Observer

Faced with increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thinking among students, UNC-Chapel Hill needs to help reduce the stigma of seeking mental health care, a yearlong study has found. The university also should make it easier for students to get help, including possibly adding a 24-hour helpline; and provide extra support for students who might need to take a mental-health leave from their studies and return later, according to the study. The Mental Health Task Force, created last year, presented its 44-page report Wednesday to a committee of the UNC Board of Trustees at its mee…

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