Surveys of tens of thousands of community college students across the country have found that many struggle with mental health challenges that can affect their academic success.

The Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), a service and research initiative at the University of Texas at Austin, has launched a new report Wednesday, based on data from two student surveys, the Community College Student Engagement Survey and the Student Engagement Survey. The surveys represent at least 60,000 students from 149 institutions and nearly 14,000 entering students from 61 institutions.

The report noted that more than half of respondents (56 percent) at The Community College of Student Engagement Survey reported that mental or emotional challenges affected their academic performance in the past month. More than a third (37 percent) said mental health problems could cause them to withdraw from classes or drop out of college.

Also, 66 percent said that in the past two weeks they felt anxious, nervous or jittery, and 60 percent were worried that they felt little interest or pleasure in doing everyday activities, the report shows.

Community college students also struggled to seek mental health support. While the majority of respondents to both surveys agreed that their colleges prioritized mental health, 30% of respondents to The Community College of Student Engagement survey said they didn’t know where to go if they needed help with mental health issues and 42% of students said they needed help but never sought support. For enrolling students, an even higher share, 39 percent, did not know where to turn for help.

“Given the impact that mental health issues have on academics, colleges should take a more active role in both understanding and addressing student mental health and well-being,” said Linda García, executive director of the CCCSE, in a press release. “Community colleges have the opportunity to be the place where students find the mental health support they need.”