Some issues relating to mental health in young adults (for our purposes, ages 18-35):

1) Health care in the United States is expensive, and mental health services are no exception — especially for those without insurance.

Some twentysomethings who finish college, can no longer be covered on their parents’ plan and can’t find a job with good benefits decide to forgo coverage, thinking they’re invincible.
According to the Commonwealth Fund, 13.7 million Americans ages 19 to 29 lack insurance.

Others who got state aid as children are unable to get help once they turn 18. Connecticut wants to change that.

2) Many creative and artistic people throughout the ages have battled depression, and modern young people — such as Kurt Cobain and Zach Braff — are no exception. Can a celebrity’s life — or death — motivate other people to seek help? Do stars lose the respect of their fans when they go public with their struggle?

Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune asks whether medication can hurt creativity.
Canadian singer/songwriter Matthew Good calls his bipolar disorder “a blessing and a curse.”

3) In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy last April, many colleges and universities re-evaluated their mental-health services and considered what to do about students who could pose a threat to others. At what point should a student leave school? How can professors and administrators be trained to better help students with mental illness? Can colleges be held liable if a student commits suicide?

Several students at Eastern Illinois University say they were unfairly targeted and kicked out of school because of their health.

Karen Bower, an attorney with the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, says,

“The message is that we only want people here who don’t have physical or mental impairments. And if you have one, you’d better have it under control at all times.”

Meanwhile, students may be embarrassed or not know where to get help.
Hong Kong Tran urges students at the University of California, Irvine to take full advantage of campus counseling services.