Mental Health

The Importance of Mental Health

• More than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness (National Institute of Mental Health, 2022)
• UW grads and undergrads were asked, “In the past 4 weeks, how many days have you felt that emotional or mental difficulties have hurt your academic performance?” 84% reported at least once, and 55% reported three or more times(UW Healthy Minds Study, 2020).
• 10% of UW students reported suicidal ideation in 2020 (UW Healthy Minds Study, 2020).
• More than 70% of UW non-binary, trans, Latinx, and Native ASEs reported feeling that they didn’t belong at UW (UW-UAW Equity Survey, 2019).
• Graduate students are six times more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety.

Student Resources

Husky Health & Well-Being: a one-stop portal for many different resources related to peer health advocacy, safety, recreational classes, counseling services, and medical care.

Counseling Center: offers multiple options for students seeking help coping with stress and mental health concerns.

Hall Health: offers a wide range of medical and mental health services. 

For more student resources (safety, health, academic, legal, financial), please refer to this ECE page.