4 Opportunities That College Mental Health Will Likely Have In 2025

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Another 2024 report on Forbes.com indicated that the value of college mental health remains high even though the public confidence in higher education is shrinking.
52% : This structure is consistent with the traditional mindset that colleges and universities are institutions of higher education and not treatment communities.
52% : College students are a vital demographic, most other health care systems cannot match the access and infrastructure of higher education, the work that college health providers do is respected by both political parties, and many universities are now finding ways to retain and recruit talent.
50% : States that passed DEI bans in 2024 include Alabama, Iowa, and Utah, all of which included exemptions/special considerations for health care providers.
48% : One way in which political contention affects higher education is the recent tendency of state legislators to pass Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) bans.

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