More college students are turning to their schools for help with anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. The Associated Press, or AP, reports that many students must wait weeks for treatment or find help outside the campus community as school clinics struggle to meet demand. This is just one of the findings from an AP study of over 30 public universities in the United States. Over the past five years, the number of students in the U.S. higher education system has changed little. Yet on some campuses, the number of students seeking treatment for mental health issues has nearly doubled. This increase has been tied to a better understanding of such issues, along with rising rates of depression and other disorders. Universities have expanded their mental health clinics, but that growth is often slow, and demand keeps rising.

What does anxiety mean?
opposed to change
fear or nervousness
waiting for treatment
rise in demand
What have universities expanded?
choices for treatment
mental health clinics
options for housing
mental health issues
The increase is tied to rising rates of depression.
treatment
meditation
depression
suicide