Kristi Ambritz, student initiatives, and Adrianne Montero-Camacho, a social worker with the University of La Verne’s student outreach center, hosted a virtual presentation on how students’ adverse childhood experiences might affect their present-day lives and academics.
As students struggle with COVID-19, a critical election year and uncertainty for their future, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety among this age group are, not surprisingly, on the rise.