Collegeresults

As we enter the final month of the academic year, we would like to share with you exciting results from the 2005-2006 CollegeResponse Program. With more college campuses screening for depression, anxiety, eating disorders and alcohol problems through CollegeResponse than ever before, we are pleased to report that over 140,000 students completed a free screening either online or through an in-person event during the 2005-2006 program year. We expect this number to climb even higher as colleges that participated in National Alcohol Screening Day, held on April 6th, continue to submit event results. We hope that you are as proud as we are of these achievements and that you will continue in these inspiring efforts to raise awareness and reach out to your students. Please see below for highlights of this year’s program:

National Depression Screening Day (NDSD)- October 6, 2005

• 611 colleges and universities registered for NDSD this academic year – our largest number to date.
• An estimated 27,350 students were screened at NDSD in-person events throughout the country.
• 54,180 students have participated in the NDSD online screening program thus far this academic year.
• 77% of these students scored positive for symptoms consistent with depression.

National Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP)
February 26- March 4, 2006

• 412 sites registered for NEDSP this academic year – again our largest registration ever for this program.
• An estimated 15,500 students were screened at in-person NEDSP program events
• 17,903 students have participated in the NEDSP online screening program this academic year (increased from last year).
• 62% of these students scored positive for symptoms consistent with having an eating disorder.

National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) – April 6, 2006

• 540 sites registered for NASD 2006.
• In-screening numbers have yet to be determined for this year’s program.
• 13,580 students participated in the NASD online screening program thus far this academic year.
• 60% of these students scored positive for symptoms consistent with drinking at levels considered either hazardous/harmful or alcohol-dependent.

Thank you again for your continued participation in CollegeResponse. The new 2006-2007 CollegeResponse registration brochure will be arriving shortly, so please be sure to watch for it. Here’s to another successful year in student health!