Developing and actualizing the promotion and prevention of mental health as a fundamental human right and a precondition for the progress of society occurs on a global level. Mental health problems are present and widespread across all populations, in which they are inseparable from sociological concepts of stigma and discrimination. Student population presents a particularly vulnerable group. In the first part of the thesis, mental health is presented theoretically as a social problem with an emphasis on the context of student population, focusing on the processes of stigmatization and discrimination as a fundamental theoretical starting point. The thesis is based on the results of a quantitative survey conducted on a suitable sample (N = 194). The aim of the study is to examine the attitudes of undergraduate and graduate students of the University of Zadar towards persons with psychological problems through aspects of stigma and discrimination. Also, the thesis investigates students' attitudes and awareness of the Student Counseling at the University of Zadar. The differences in attitudes are determined on the basis of key factors in their creation. The results show that there are statistically significant differences in attitudes regarding gender, level of study, personal experience with psychological problems and/or psychological help and contact with a person having the same experience. The last two have proved to be crucial in creating a positive and non-stigmatizing attitudes without any discriminatory practice. Attitudes about the Student Counseling are mostly positive and the students' awareness about it suffices, although the Counseling’s involvement in promoting and maintaining mental health is considered unsatisfactory. The results show relative openness to seeking professional psychological help with the presence of stigmatization.