Mental Illness Statistics

• Students for whom symptoms of mental illness begin during the college years

  80%

• Approximate percent of college students who experience mental illness in a given year

  20%

• Less than 20 percent of college students with mental illness receive treatment

  20%
 

The average delay between onset of symptoms and treatment is 8-10 years.

Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in youth ages 10-24 years