Mental health issues robbed the most years off of people’s lives in Africa. These issues have deprived them of the quality years of life either due to disability or death.

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Mental health issues robbed the most years off of people’s lives in Africa. These issues have deprived them of the quality years of life either due to disability or death.
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Depression is one serious problem that our world is facing today.
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Depression, as defined by the World Health Organization as the persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities that a person enjoys typically. It also affects his ability to do activities of daily living for two weeks or more.
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College life is a stage of learning, unraveling, and exploration. College students are adults who are, at their age, expected to create a life of their own and reach for their dreams. However, for most of America’s 20 million college students, the shift from teenage to adult life is an extreme challenge to their mental and emotional health.
A recent survey done last year revealed that three in five students experienced severe anxiety and depression. Others also struggle with substance use. The details are overwhelming, yet only very few come forward and seek help from their school counselor, and much fewer from an outside therapist. They struggle with their mental issues and eventually also struggle with their academics.
his ongoing dilemma requires colleges to make major changes in their approach to assisting students with their mental health concerns.
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Some Steps To Consider
Creating mental health apps that can be downloaded in their cellphones so they can deal with their everyday challenges. Breathe is an example of an app that offers quotes and activities a student can do when he’s stressed out for the day.
“Knowing your risk factors for depression and other mental-health diagnoses, and how your mental health may be impacted by the medications you take is a crucial part of taking control of your mental and physical health.” –Julia Hogan, LCPC
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According to Alicia H. Clark, Psy.D., “The best progress happens when you apply what you’ve learned outside that setting, in your real life.” If universities and colleges will successfully create guidelines that are well-structured and student-oriented, with a thorough framework that supports mental and emotional health, these institutions can better protect the welfare of their students and allow them to improve and become socially, academically, and emotionally healthy.