Just Minutes a Day in Nature Could Reduce a Student’s Stress, Anxiety

Research review affirms healing impact of nature on today's increasingly anxious, depressed young people

Time in nature can help students de-stress, a critical goal as mental illness rates skyrocket. Motortion Films/shutterstock

Around the globe, college- and university-aged students are experiencing high levels of stress and mental illness.

For example, in the past 10 years in the United Kingdom, there has been a fivefold increase in the number of students reporting mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia.