Warnings of mental health crisis among ‘Covid generation’ of students

Pandemic has had lasting impact on students' wellbeing and problem is getting worse, say UK experts

The pandemic has had a lasting legacy on the mental health of the Covid generation" of students, exacerbating rates of anxiety, depression and self-harm and resulting in a significant rise" in young people struggling at university, experts have said.

UK universities have reported that more students are experiencing mental health problems in the aftermath of the pandemic, and that this is expected to continue with the cohort arriving in September, whose school experience was heavily disrupted by the pandemic.