Marisa Garreffa
Introduction
Having tools to support good mental health can be the difference between a vitalizing study abroad experience and an overwhelming one. Young people today face challenges unseen in any previous generation: globalization, social media and online identity creation, saturation of pornography, fast-paced dating and sex culture, over-scheduling, and increased pressure to succeed in competitive economic and social realities. The mental health outcomes of these factors are real and urgent, and travel can act as an amplifier. Through education, we have an opportunity to provide solid mental health tools that can be applied immediately to enrich and empower the lives of young people, now and for the future…