Dr. Laurie Santos

I ate with students in the dining hall. In this role, I was really seeing college life up close and personal. And I found what I was seeing really unexpected. It seemed like college life looked a lot different than when I went to college, which was back in the late nineties.

I ate with students in the dining hall. In this role, I was really seeing college life up close and personal. And I found what I was seeing really unexpected. It seemed like college life looked a lot different than when I went to college, which was back in the late nineties.

I ate with students in the dining hall. In this role, I was really seeing college life up close and personal. And I found what I was seeing really unexpected. It seemed like college life looked a lot different than when I went to college, which was back in the late nineties.

It seemed like college students were much more depressed, much more anxious, much more stressed out than I remember my colleagues being back when I was in college. And this was sad for me as a head of college, right? I was the dead mother for this community that I was taking care of. I was this benevolent aunt figure. And I didn't like the fact that so many of my students were reporting feeling

It seemed like college students were much more depressed, much more anxious, much more stressed out than I remember my colleagues being back when I was in college. And this was sad for me as a head of college, right? I was the dead mother for this community that I was taking care of. I was this benevolent aunt figure. And I didn't like the fact that so many of my students were reporting feeling

It seemed like college students were much more depressed, much more anxious, much more stressed out than I remember my colleagues being back when I was in college. And this was sad for me as a head of college, right? I was the dead mother for this community that I was taking care of. I was this benevolent aunt figure. And I didn't like the fact that so many of my students were reporting feeling

depressed and anxious and just experiencing panic attacks. And in some cases, even suicidality, it was just not what I was expecting. But at first I worried there was something particular about Yale, right?

depressed and anxious and just experiencing panic attacks. And in some cases, even suicidality, it was just not what I was expecting. But at first I worried there was something particular about Yale, right?

depressed and anxious and just experiencing panic attacks. And in some cases, even suicidality, it was just not what I was expecting. But at first I worried there was something particular about Yale, right?

This Ivy league institution where students were under like incredible academic pressure, but no, the kind of increases that we've been seeing in depression and anxiety in young people really are happening nationally.

This Ivy league institution where students were under like incredible academic pressure, but no, the kind of increases that we've been seeing in depression and anxiety in young people really are happening nationally.

This Ivy league institution where students were under like incredible academic pressure, but no, the kind of increases that we've been seeing in depression and anxiety in young people really are happening nationally.

Like right now, nationally, according to these, the like national college health survey right now, nationally, more than 40% of college students report being too depressed to function most days. More than 60% report feeling overwhelmingly anxious. More than one in 10 has seriously considered suicide in the last year.

Like right now, nationally, according to these, the like national college health survey right now, nationally, more than 40% of college students report being too depressed to function most days. More than 60% report feeling overwhelmingly anxious. More than one in 10 has seriously considered suicide in the last year.

Like right now, nationally, according to these, the like national college health survey right now, nationally, more than 40% of college students report being too depressed to function most days. More than 60% report feeling overwhelmingly anxious. More than one in 10 has seriously considered suicide in the last year.

national statistics showing that we're not dealing with a couple snowflakes who are a little stressed out, as we often hear in the media. This really is a national crisis in terms of student mental health. And so the course started because my position as a head of college, as a den mother, I really wanted to do something to help my students.

national statistics showing that we're not dealing with a couple snowflakes who are a little stressed out, as we often hear in the media. This really is a national crisis in terms of student mental health. And so the course started because my position as a head of college, as a den mother, I really wanted to do something to help my students.

national statistics showing that we're not dealing with a couple snowflakes who are a little stressed out, as we often hear in the media. This really is a national crisis in terms of student mental health. And so the course started because my position as a head of college, as a den mother, I really wanted to do something to help my students.

And the good news is that as a psychologist, especially kind of evidence-based psychologist, we know that there are strategies we can use to feel better, right? There's

And the good news is that as a psychologist, especially kind of evidence-based psychologist, we know that there are strategies we can use to feel better, right? There's