State Profiles: Adolescent Mental Health Fact Sheets

This report by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA summarizes findings from the 2017 Freshman Survey, which describes the demographic characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes of over 120,000 first-year students at nearly 170 four-year colleges across the U.S. Findings from 2017 emphasize the importance of pre-college experiences such as campus visits and AP course participation. Findings note that compared to their parents’ generation, today’s students are more likely to spend time studying and socializing. Publications describing…

This study in the Journal of Counseling Psychology examines how imposter feelings—where an individual finds it difficult to internalize their achievements—influence the relationship between discrimination and mental health among 300 racial and ethnic minority college students. Findings showed that experiences of discrimination predicted higher levels of imposterism, which in turn predicted poorer mental health for African American, Latino, and Asian American students. Overall, however, imposter feelings were found to be a stronger predictor for mental…

This report from the United Nations synthesizes current global research about the cultural dimensions of mental health conditions among people, the economic and social challenges that many youth living with mental health conditions face, and effective programs to prevent and address these conditions. Twenty percent of youth worldwide experience a mental health condition each year and remain particularly vulnerable as they transition into adulthood. Mental health conditions impact youth development and their social and economic…