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5 ways college instructors can help students take care of their mental health

  • Written by Max Coleman, Ph.D Candidate in Sociology, Indiana University
imageMental health issues for college students have been on the rise. monkeybusinessimages via iStock/Getty Images Plus

A few years ago, a student showed up in my class looking distraught. “I don’t think I can be in class today,” the student told me.

No explanation, no elaboration. Yet I knew from our previous conversations that this...

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