Mind over Matter (Social Support System among College Students)

Adolescence to Young adulthood is an age of major transition, wherein college students face multiple challenges as they are exposed to various internal and external factors which can result in mental health issues (Herbert, 2013). When students follow maladaptive coping

strategies for their mental health issues, it intensifies their problems. The lack of awareness and stigma for seeking professional help leads to development of negative attitude among students to seek professional and psychological help, therefore they prefer informal social support network. This study, Mental Health Issues, Coping Strategies and Social Support System among College Students is conducted with an objective to identify the prevalence of mental health issues among college students, to understand the effects of mental health issues on students" Academic Performance, to find out the Help Seeking Behaviour among college students for their Mental Health Issues, to identify the Coping Strategies and level of Coping among college students, to understand the Social Support System among students in the time of distress, to know how Mental Health Issues, Academic performance, Help seeking behavior, Coping Strategies and Social Support System impact each other among students, to develop a Mental Health Module for college students.