Rachel Hall – The Guardian June 28, 2022 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.
Dr Dominique Thompson, a leading medical expert on student mental health, added that professionals had seen “a significant rise” in students presenting with eating disorders, anxiety, loneliness and self-harm.
