College faculty members and staff have long complained about low pay, ever-expanding responsibilities, and unengaged students. A new, groundbreaking study says the demands of their jobs are taking a toll on their mental health.
The survey, released in October by the Healthy Minds Network, a research organization focused on adolescent and young-adult mental health, paints a grim picture of what it’s like to work in higher education. More than half of respondents said that over the past year, their job took a negative toll on their mental or emotional health. Nearly six in 10 said they felt burnt out because of their work. Half said they needed help for emotional or mental-health problems such as feeling sad, blue, anxious, or nervous, over the previous year.
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