How to Support Your Students’ Mental Health: Tips and Conversation Starters for School Professionals 

As the youth mental health crisis continues, a growing number of teens and young adults are experiencing distress. More than 40 percent of high school students report feeling sad or hopeless, and 60 percent of college students meet the criteria for one or more mental health problems. Moreover, the suicide rate for ages 10 to 24 years old increased by 57.4 percent in the US over the past decade, according to CDC data. 

Teachers, professors, and school administrators are often the first to recognize a student’s need for mental health support, particularly when young adults are in college away from home. The warning signs might appear to be academic issues, like missing assignments or doing poorly on a test. Or they might be more overt, such as falling asleep in class or showing inappropriate distress or anger in a class discussion.

School professionals can make a life-saving impact for young people by supporting student mental health in general and on an individual basis. 

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