Mental health prep for college. Issue 3 (31st January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wolfe, Michael; Duggins‐Warf, Micah; Frappier, Lisa
• Is Part Of: Brown University child and adolescent behavior letter. Volume 39:Issue 3(2023)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 6
• Publication Date: 2023-01-31
• Subjects: Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in adolescence -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychiatry -- Periodicals; Developmental disabilities -- Periodicals; 618.928905
• DOI: 10.1002/cbl.30694
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-1073

Abstract

Abstract : The time leading up to the first day of university is a whirlwind of study, social activities, applications, due dates, rejections, acceptances, graduation, jobs, and time off. The excitement mixed with anticipation and anxiety can be a complicated time mixed with feelings of loss of "being a kid" and expectations of independence as "an adult." Transition can be hard and sometimes conflicts between parents and teens escalate as they prepare to separate from home. College is a rigorous time of rapid development and great change for students and their families. We are lucky that we are in an age where the world has started to recognize and speak about mental health and wellness, and the factors that can impact well‐being (racism, structural racism, pandemics, and the need and lack of mental health services, e.g., National Emergency in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 10/19/2021). With 50% of all lifetime mental illness beginning by the age of 14, and 75% by the age of 24, this is a very important phase of life to help our teens/young adults and their caregivers prepare for the transition to college. Working on a plan to transition to higher education will help reduce the stress of this transition as well as improve students' success for their chosen path, especially for teens who have identified a psychiatric illness.