Ahead of the most divisive election in decades, more than two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) say that the 2020 U.S. presidential election is a significant source of stress in their life, a large increase from the 2016 presidential election when 52% said the same, according to a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association. The survey also found that regardless of political affiliation, majorities say that the election is a significant source of stress (76% of Democrats, 67% of Republicans and 64% of Independents).

To help students cope with stress, Counseling and Mental Health Services in USC Student Health are offering “Election Stress Workshops” to help you manage during this uncertain time. Offered Mondays at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. from mid-October through mid-November. (Sign up through https://usc.edu/myshr.) Workshops are led by faculty clinicians of the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC.