Colleges struggling with growing demand for mental health services

Students, professionals say help hard to find, in part due to lack of financial commitment

2009-2010: 394

2010-2011: 431

2011-2012: 453

Towson University (Total enrollment: 21,960)

2007-2008: 1,268

2008-2009: 1,304

2009-2010: 1,286

2010-2011: 1,362

2011-2012: 1,498

Johns Hopkins University (Total enrollment: 7,047)

2007-2008: 995

2008-2009: 972

2009-2010: 1,081

2010-2011: 1,051

2011-2012: 1,181

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3rdsun at 10:14 AM March 08, 2013

Damn, you losers are bitter.

R U Serious at 9:02 AM March 08, 2013

REALLY - what happens to these kids when they enter the workforce? If they can't handle the stresses of college, they surely can't handle the stresses of life post-college (the real life) in a work place. Get a grip.

fragaa at 6:32 AM March 08, 2013

The prices are what's insane. If they could just cut back on all of the fancy doo-dads, they could stop piling so much debt on the shoulders of the kids. Of course they're going nuts.

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