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Pick Me Up Kits

Books about anxiety, fidget toys, and an orange folder coming out of a canvas bag with the SDSU logo in black

Anxiety Pick Me Up Kit

Why create health kits?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, young adults have seen a rise in mental health issues and needs (Lipson, et al., 2022). Of particular note, are increases in rates of reported anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and post-traumatic stress (Dragioti, et al., 2021; Lipson, et al., 2022). 

 

Academic libraries are uniquely suited to meet some of these needs, as they are trusted resources for finding information (Stringer, 2020), especially on college campuses.

References


Dragioti, E., Li, H., Tsitsas, G., Lee, K. H., Choi, J., Kim, J., Choi, Y. J., Tsamakis, K., Estradé, A., Agorastos, A., Vancampfort, D., Tsiptsios, D., Thompson, T., Mosina, A., Vakadaris, G., Fusar-Poli, P., Carvalho, A. F., Correll, C. U., Han, Y. J., Park, S., … Solmi, M. (2022). A large-scale meta-analytic atlas of mental health problems prevalence during the COVID-19 early pandemic. Journal of Medical Virology, 94(5), 1935–1949. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27549


Lipson, S. K., Zhou, S., Abelson, S., Heinze, J., Jirsa, M., Morigney, J., Patterson, A., Singh, M., & Eisenberg, D. (2022). Trends in college student mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity: Findings from the national healthy minds study, 2013-2021. Journal of Affective Disorders, 306, 138–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.038


Stringer, H. (2020, April 1). Libraries as mental health hubs. Monitor on Psychology, 51(3), 26. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/libraries-health-hubs