Rates of depression, anxiety and other mental disorders have doubled in the past decade among college students nationwide– a serious obstacle to academic success and graduation.  CUNY recently held a day-long conference on the issue, in partnership with The Steve Fund, an organization that promotes mental health for students of color. This episode of the CUNYcast features a conversation with Nicholas Freudenberg, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health who was a leader in organizing the conference; Wendy Paulino, a mental health specialist in the counseling center at Lehman College; and Azeez Alimi, a social work major at Lehman who shares his own story of seeking help.

 

 

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