Alcohol Use Disorder in College: Who is Most at Risk, and What Can We Do to Help?

College is a time of making new connections and forging new paths. It can be both exciting and incredibly stressful, causing some students to fall into unhealthy coping behaviors. Add in two years of pandemic isolation and stressors, and alcohol use can become a significant problem with a lifetime impact – for some students more than others. What was always a major concern is now an epidemic. Who is most at risk, and what can colleges, health care providers, parents, and others do to address the problem?

Join IMHR and special guest, Jinni Su, PhD

for this timely presentation

Learn about

• The prevalence of alcohol use disorder and mental health challenges among college students

• The impact of COVID-19 on student alcohol use and mental health

• Short- and long-term impacts of alcohol use in this population

• What groups are more negatively impacted by pandemic-related stressors; why, and how we should respond

• How parents can help reduce student risk for alcohol use and mental health problems

• What colleges and mental health practitioners can do to address these issues