Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, young American college students were already seeing an uptick in mental health issues.<br />A 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows the suicide rate among those ages 10 to 24 increased by 56% between 2007 and 2017.<br />And according to HuffPost, being forced to navigate 2020's 'new normal' is making things even worse.<br />With very few colleges and universities across the United States fully reopened, learning is not as it used to be.<br />Virtual learning can be detrimental to a student's well-being if they live in a toxic home environment.<br />Those from communities of color and low-income areas are struggling financially, often needing to work to support their family amid the economic downturn.
