College students in New Jersey and across the country are already burned out as they return to campuses, mental health experts said, as more than a year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll.
At Rutgers, the school's chief psychologist, Stephanie Marcello, says the university is planning to screen its students for mental health concerns. Meanwhile, a survey of 162 William Paterson University students last year found that two-thirds complained of depression and anxiety brought on by the health crisis.
