Increasing College Students' Awareness of Stress, Mental Health, and Well-Being

College students face many stressors due to the transitions and responsibilities of young adulthood. According to Karyotaki et al. (2020), 93% of respondents in an international study of college students reported at least one type of mild stress, and 73% named stress in at least three life areas. The same study found that stress management interventions effectively reduce perceived stress, mood, and anxiety problems through a combination of problem-focused and appraisal-focused strategies. In order to address the issues of stress, mental health, and well-being among college students, I created an interactive two-day presentation for Human Development and Family Science students at California State University, Monterey Bay, on how to identify stressors and their impact on our physical, emotional, and mental well-being, and how to use effective mindful coping mechanisms and strategies to endure such stressors.