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By: Brenda Vega <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For college students across the country, COVID-19 has meant a drastic decline in mental health<\/a>. Long before the pandemic erupted this year, there were signs of a mental health crisis brewing on college campuses nationwide. And now the uncertainty of the future, coupled with restrictions on social gatherings, have left many students feeling more isolated than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think the hardest truth to face is that you are not in control of your emotions and feelings. it’s lonely and it’s hard and no one talks about it,” said Jasmin Sanchez, a rising senior at USC who suffers from anxiety and depression and has been living alone since the start of the fall semester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanchez is not alone with this truth. The COVID-19 pandemic has put significant stress on college students, many of whom are worried about increasing financial pressures caused by the pandemic and the lack of easily accessible mental health care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picture of USC COVID precautionary methods. Courtesy of USC News. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A survey of more than 18,000 college students on 14 campuses<\/a>, published July 9 by the Healthy Minds Network<\/a>, found that the rate of undergraduate and graduate students reporting symptoms of depression, stress and anxiety have long been on the rise, and this year\u2019s academic, social and financial upheaval on college campuses as a result of the pandemic has only added to the struggle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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