A recent poll of incoming and matriculating college students found that nearly half of respondents (44 percent) anticipate being impacted by mental health issues (either themselves and/or among roommates, classmates or professors) during the fall 2021 semester. Fifty-three percent of the students said that preparing for the fall semester was somewhat or much harder and more stressful this year compared to 2020, while 22 percent said their stress level was about the same. Just 7 percent said their fall prep was much easier and less stressful. On the positive side: The majority of students (82 percent) said they were familiar with the mental health resources available at their institutions.
