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5 things college students should include in a plan for their wellness

  • Written by Sandra M. Chafouleas, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
Strategies to relieve stress are key to well-being in college.PeopleImages/Getty Images

As a psychologist and the mother of two college-aged students, I am concerned about my children’s future emotional well-being. I know that the late teens to early 20s are a time when the majority of many lifetime mental health disorders take hold.

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