Dr. Laurie Santos

And so I was seeing student life really up close and personal.

And so I was seeing student life really up close and personal.

I was hanging out with students in the dining hall and seeing them in the courtyard.

I was hanging out with students in the dining hall and seeing them in the courtyard.

And honestly, I didn't really like what I was seeing.

And honestly, I didn't really like what I was seeing.

I was seeing this college student mental health crisis up close and personal.

I was seeing this college student mental health crisis up close and personal.

It's not just at Yale.

It's not just at Yale.

Right now, nationally, more than one in four college students reports being too depressed to function most days.

Right now, nationally, more than one in four college students reports being too depressed to function most days.

Over 60% of college students say that they're overwhelmingly anxious.

Over 60% of college students say that they're overwhelmingly anxious.

More than one in 10 has seriously considered suicide in the last six months.

More than one in 10 has seriously considered suicide in the last six months.

It's a real national crisis.

It's a real national crisis.

And that was what I was seeing in my community, right?

And that was what I was seeing in my community, right?