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College and early adulthood

Resources from Active Minds for the college years, when many mental health conditions first appear.

Active Minds7 min readSelected and edited by Dean ShabanAdded

Active Minds runs student-led chapters on campuses across the US, and this page gathers its mental health resources for young people.

It covers finding support for yourself and helping a friend who is struggling.

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Mental Hum's library is a curated index of authoritative third-party resources. The summary above is our own framing; the full information lives at the source.

A note on this article

Mental Hum publishes general education, not medical advice. If something here reflects your own experience, please consider speaking to a clinician. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.