Nearly two out of five students say they are often or always worried, research shows
New MetLife research has suggested that two thirds (64%) of 18 to 24-year-olds would value protection policies which provide counselling services. The results of the study, which surveyed 1,064 working adults over 18, have arrived seven months after the largest mental health study ever conducted among UK university students revealed that 87.5% said they struggle with feelings of anxiety, almost two out of five (42.8%) said they are often or always worried and one in three (33%) reported suffering from loneliness. Meanwhile, university data shows that students are waiting up to three m...
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