<commit_before>---
title: Student Loan Debt Has Huge Mental Health Impacts
date: 2019-05-13 11:00:00 -04:00
categories:
- lifestyle
- debt
image: "/uploads/timothy-l-brock-1128491-unsplash.jpg"
posts:
- How to Care for Your Mental Health on a Budget
- 5 Ways to Practice Self Care While on a Budget
- What Are My Options for Student Loan Consolidation?
---

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It's the one month out of the year when we try to bring awareness to mental health and all of its causes and effects. According to a survey done by [Student Loan Planner](https://www.studentloanplanner.com/mental-health-awareness-survey/), 20 percent of high student loan borrowers have considered suicide. <commit_msg>Updated Student Loan Debt Has Huge Mental Health Impacts<commit_after>---
title: Student Loan Debt Has Huge Mental Health Impacts
date: 2019-05-13 11:00:00 -04:00
categories:
- lifestyle
- debt
image: "/uploads/timothy-l-brock-1128491-unsplash.jpg"
posts:
- How to Care for Your Mental Health on a Budget
- 5 Ways to Practice Self Care While on a Budget
- What Are My Options for Student Loan Consolidation?
---

***Content warning: **This piece discusses difficult topics like suicide. If you will feel triggered by this, please do not read. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call the [Suicide Prevention Lifeline](https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) at 1-800-273-8255.*

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It's the one month out of the year when we try to bring awareness to mental health and all of its causes and effects. According to a survey done by [Student Loan Planner](https://www.studentloanplanner.com/mental-health-awareness-survey/), 20 percent of high student loan borrowers have considered suicide.
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