{"id":61955,"date":"2026-02-12T07:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/?p=61955"},"modified":"2026-02-12T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:26:34","slug":"the-mental-health-crisis-on-college-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/?p=61955","title":{"rendered":"The Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fenton et al. reviewed evidence on the impacts of recreation programmes such as mindfulness, meditation, Tai Chi, yoga, exercise, and animal therapy on mental health outcomes in post-secondary students in North America (rated as moderate methodological quality). A network of meta-analysis of RCTs (rated as higher methodological quality) of exercise interventions for depression in 2010 college students found that exercise interventions were effective in reducing depression . When exploring the combined effects of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness on depression, anxiety, and stress in 1373 tertiary education students, Breedvelt et al. found moderate positive effects for yoga, meditation, and mindfulness on symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (rated as higher methodological quality). Although both CBT and MBIs were found to be effective, other interventions (i.e., art, exercise, and peer support) showed larger effects for both depression and generalized anxiety disorder. In their review (rated as lower methodological quality) of prevention and early intervention for mental health issues in higher education students, Reavely and Jorm reported mixed findings on the effectiveness of educational\/personalised feedback interventions.<\/p>\n