A survey of college students in the United States in 2022 found that 28 percent of respondents felt that cost or financial barriers were the greatest barriers keeping them from seeking mental health assistance. This statistic shows the percentage of college students in the United States who stated select barriers kept them from seeking mental health assistance.
Percentage of college students in the United States who stated select barriers kept them from seeking mental health assistance as of 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of students
I think that mental health assistance is too expensive, not covered by my health insurance, or other financial barriers
28%
I am not comfortable taking the initiative to connect with mental health assistance
25%
N/A I do not need or am not interested in receiving mental health assistance
23%
It's too difficult to get an appointment for mental health assistance
23%
I think there is a stigma attached to seeking mental health assistance
20%
There are no or few counselors with similar identities to my own that I would feel comfortable talking with
19%
It's inconvenient to make or attend an appointment for mental health assistance
19%
I don't know where to find mental health assistance
13%
I don't think that mental health assistance is effective
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BestColleges . (July 1, 2022). Percentage of college students in the United States who stated select barriers kept them from seeking mental health assistance as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393512/college-students-barriers-mental-health-assistance-us/
BestColleges . "Percentage of college students in the United States who stated select barriers kept them from seeking mental health assistance as of 2022." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393512/college-students-barriers-mental-health-assistance-us/
BestColleges . (2022). Percentage of college students in the United States who stated select barriers kept them from seeking mental health assistance as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393512/college-students-barriers-mental-health-assistance-us/
BestColleges . "Percentage of College Students in The United States Who Stated Select Barriers Kept Them from Seeking Mental Health Assistance as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393512/college-students-barriers-mental-health-assistance-us/
BestColleges , Percentage of college students in the United States who stated select barriers kept them from seeking mental health assistance as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393512/college-students-barriers-mental-health-assistance-us/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of college students in the United States who stated select barriers kept them from seeking mental health assistance as of 2022 [Graph], BestColleges , July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393512/college-students-barriers-mental-health-assistance-us/