Ideological and political education and mental health education are the necessary education for students to grow up. In order to reduce the number of students with mental problems, colleges and universities should strengthen mental health education. Due to the similarities between ideological and political education and mental health education in some aspects, it is necessary to integrate mental health education into ideological and political education in colleges and universities. The coordinated development of the two kinds of education is of great significance to the cultivation of all‐round development talents.