A study prepared by the ministries of Education and Health, found that 89% of the country’s universities have units to address the mental health of their students, while only 57% of technical-professional education institutions have similar departments.
The Ministries of Education and Health applied a survey to which 107 higher education institutions responded -of the 134 in the country-, including technical training centers, professional institutes and universities.
According to According to the analysis, while 89% of universities have units to address the mental health of their students, only 57% of technical-professional education institutions have them.
In addition, it was established that close to 40% of these departments were created between 2019 and 2022, where there was an increase in anxiety disorders and cases of depression.
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The Undersecretary of Public Health, Cristóbal Cuadrado, pointed out that this study is a guide for the Government to address the gaps exposed by the survey .
The undersecretary of Higher Education, Verónica Figueroa, indicated that there is a pending task in terms of health and that it is necessary to advance in intersectoral public policies.
Sofía Fiedler, a psychologist from the Eastern Metropolitan Health Service, said that there must be a regulatory entity that ensure that higher education institutions have a defined protocol for dealing with mental health problems in their students.
As soon as to the detection and treatment protocols for mental health problems, 56% of higher education institutions stated that they have this set of rules and procedures.