Mental health resources are a growing need for college students — especially women. According to the Healthy Minds Network’s data interface, a little more than one in three female college students suffered from anxiety in 2025, compared to a little under one in four male students.
Liel Shachr, a 22-year-old UF natural resource conservation senior, has experienced those struggles firsthand.
Shachr looked for support groups relating to anxiety, depression and OCD through UF’s Counseling and Wellness Center while she was battling her own mental health issues, she said. But none of the university-led groups fit her schedule, and she couldn’t find any student-led alternatives. So, she decided to start her own…