{"id":102695,"date":"2019-09-06T13:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=102695"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:28","slug":"student-stress-minister-wants-to-have-the-facts-before-acting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/09\/06\/student-stress-minister-wants-to-have-the-facts-before-acting\/","title":{"rendered":"Student stress: Minister wants to have the facts before acting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dutch students appear<\/a> to be in a bad way, suffering from stress, anxiety disorders and burn-out symptoms. But are they really in such bad shape? According to currently available data, this is not actually the case, the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) stated<\/a> at the end of May.<\/p>\n

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For this reason, there will be a new, broad-based study at the insistence<\/a> of the Dutch House of Representatives. The RIVM will carry out a \u2018quantitative baseline measurement\u2019 to find out what percentage of students in higher education have mental health issues. But Van Engelshoven does not expect to be able to present the results until the end of 2020. Should action not be taken in the meantime?<\/p>\n

A helping hand <\/h2>

More on students' wellbeing<\/h2>