Text Mining Mental Health Reports for Issues Impacting Today's College Students: Qualitative Study.

Background: A growing number of college students are experiencing personal circumstances or encountering situations that feel overwhelming and negatively affect their academic studies and other aspects of life on campus. To meet this growing demand for counseling services, US colleges and universities are offering a growing variety of mental health services that provide support and services to students in distress.

Objective: In this study, we explore mental health issues impacting college students using a corpus of news articles, foundation reports, and media stories.