Understanding and Tackling the Gendered Drivers of Poor Adolescent Mental Health

This article uses data from the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Surveys to examine whether mental disorders predict college drop-out among over 5,000 college-aged young adults. The survey was conducted in 21 low- and middle-income countries, and found that over 20 percent of respondents had a diagnosable mental illness in the past year. Among those individuals, 80 percent had an onset of illness prior to the start of college, and only 16 percent reported…

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…

These profiles from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide national and state-level data on adolescent mental health. Each profile provides a state-level snapshot of the prevalence of depression symptoms, depressive episodes, and suicidal thoughts and attempts among U.S. adolescents. Each profile contextualizes state-level data with national data.