LibGuides: Mental Health Information: Food, Housing Insecurity & Homelessness

College Statistics

Two-Year	Number of Students	Food Insecurity	Housing Insecurity	Homelessness
Psychological Disorders	13,510	58%	69%	26%

Source: 2018 #RealCollegeSurvey

University Statistics

Four-Year	Number of Students	Food Insecurity	Housing Insecurity	Homelessness
Psychological Disorders	6,608	51%	56%	20%

Source: 2018 #RealCollegeSurvey

Facts

Rates of basic needs insecurity are higher for students attending two-year colleges compared to those attending four-year colleges.
Rates of basic needs insecurity are higher for marginalized students, including African Americans, students identifying as LGBTQ, and students who are independent from their parents or guardians for financial aid purposes.
Students who have served in the military, former foster youth, and students who were formerly convicted of a crime are all at greater risk of basic needs insecurity.
Students who served in the military are more likely to experience both housing insecurity (61%) and homelessness (23%) than students who did not.
Students with children experience higher rates of food insecurity (53%) and housing insecurity (66%) as compared with those who do not have children.
Pell Grant recipients experience greater basic needs insecurity compared with students who do not receive the Pell.
Students who reported having psychological disorders struggle the most with basic needs insecurity.

Source: 2018 #RealCollegeSurvey

College and University Basic Needs Insecurity
This report describes the results of the #RealCollege survey administered in the fall of 2018 at 123 two- and four-year institutions across the United States.
Five Years of Evidence on Campus Basic Needs Insecurity
This report describes the results of the #RealCollege survey administered in the fall of 2019 at 227 two- and four-year institutions across the United States. It also considers the cumulative evidence on campus basic needs insecurity amassed over five surveys from 2015 to 2019. The lessons the Hope Center has learned are drawn from over 330,000 students attending 411 colleges and universities.

Need Help?

Single Stop offers students a wide array of services, including public benefits screening, financial coaching, individual counseling, tax preparation, access to a food pantry, and various other services. All of our services are free to Miami Dade College students and their immediate family members.

For more information, please see: Single Stop at Miami Dade College