Results

Thank you and congratulations to all of our sites and supporters who participated in the CollegeResponse^® program this past academic year. With your efforts, nearly 120,000 students to date have completed a free screening either online or through an in-person event during the 2006-2007 program year. We hope that you share our pride in these achievements and that you will continue these tremendous efforts to raise awareness about mental health issues on college campuses, and provide your students with helpful resources. See below for highlights of this year’s program:

National Depression Screening Day (NDSD) – October 5, 2006

• 595 colleges and universities registered for NDSD this academic year
• An estimated 37,083 students were screened at NDSD in-person events nationwide
• 48,217 student screenings completed through the NDSD depression online screening program to date
• 79% of these students scored “Likely” or “Very Likely” for symptoms consistent with depression

National Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP) February 25-March 3, 2007

• 423 sites registered for NEDSP this academic year – our highest registration ever for this program.
• An estimated 11,721 students were screened at in-person NEDSP program events.
• 14,703 student screenings completed through the NEDSP online screening program to date
• 62% of these students scored positive for symptoms consistent with having an eating disorder.

National Alcohol Screening Day^® (NASD) – April 5, 2007

• This year, 525 sites registered for NASD 2007
• A projected 27,533 students were screened at NASD program events, and 29.7% were recommended follow-up services
• 13,088 student screenings were completed through the NASD online screening program this academic year
• For screenings completed through the online program, 60% scored positive for symptoms consistent with drinking at levels considered either hazardous/harmful or alcohol-dependent, and 43.5% indicated they would seek help

Thank you again for your important work in college health. Your efforts have driven the success of this program, and continue to benefit the health and well-being of college students across the country

*The screenings are self-assessments and not indicative of a diagnosis. Due to the self-referred nature of the online screenings, historically, we tend to see a larger percentage of positive scores than for the in-person events.