“Now they’re bringing in life stories involving extensive trauma, a history of serious mental illness, eating disorders, self-injury, alcohol and other drug use.”

A recent survey conducted by the American College Counseling Association found that 44% of students seeking counseling already had diagnosed psychiatric disorders. But Hwang and other experts agree that modern college students may not necessarily be less mentally healthy than in past generations. Rather, it could be that psychotropic medications now allow vulnerable teens — [...]

A Glimmer of Hope in a Bad-News Survey About Bullying

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The bad news: half of all high school students, regardless of gender or type of school, say they have bullied someone in the past year, and 47% of students say they have been bullied in a way that seriously upset them. The good news: overall rates of bullying are down from 2008, according to the [...]

Survey: Kids With Food Allergies Get Bullied at School

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Following Monday’s exploration of “bullycide” comes more news about tormented children. More than 30% of children with food allergies report being bullied or teased — often repeatedly — because of their eating restrictions, according to survey results published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

College students short on empathy

Students today seem to care more about things like the environment and animal welfare and poverty around the world, but how much empathy do they really have toward their fellow man? Surprisingly, not that much, according to a survey by researchers at University of Michigan. In fact, today’s college students, the scientists found, exhibit the [...]