For students coming into college who have previously had no responsibilities at all, it can be an extremely stressful and emotional time to have the knowledge in the back of their heads that they're upwards of $4,000 in debt just from going to one term of college. …show more content…
This has been proven wrong with countless reports of mental illnesses rising but this does have a truth. If there are health centers available then why aren't the students going to them? This is because the very reason they have the mental illness is the reason they cant get treated. Time. Applying for scholarships and having second jobs leaves students spending all their time in class, at work, or studying and in a report done by Daniel Eisenberg, Nicole Speer, and Justin B. Hunt, it was found that 51% of students with untreated mental illnesses "reported not having time for mental health services."(Eisenberg et. Al) Getting treated for mental illnesses takes time, and activities to overcome them such as going to the gym takes time as well, and these students just don't have enough time in their day for that when they're already doing so much just to pay