The Stats

- Around 6.7% of adults - 16.2 million - suffer from clinical depression 

- Depression is the LEADING cause of disability worldwide, and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease 

- Among young adults (18-25), 10.9% suffer from clinical depression

- More than 75% of all mental health conditions begin before the age of 24, which is why college is such a critical time 

- Anxiety is the TOP presenting mental health concern among college students (41.6%), followed by depression (36.4%) 

- "Nearly 30 percent of college students reported feeling “so depressed that it was difficult to function” at some time 




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