The coronavirus has closed schools, and many students may need help regulating their mental health and dealing with anxiety

6 resources for student mental health during COVID-19


The coronavirus has closed schools, and many students may need help regulating their mental health and dealing with anxiety

This story on student mental health resources, originally published on April 9, was eSN’s No. 6 most popular story of 2020. Check back each day for the next story in our countdown.

In addition to physical health concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the global pandemic is causing most people–especially children–mental health stress and concerns, too.

With schools across the country closed indefinitely and with states in various stages of social distancing or more severe lockdowns, students have lost their daily connections to friends and teachers. These abrupt changes in schedule can amplify anxiety and worry about what may happen to family members and friends.

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Experts have urged parents and caregivers to limit children’s screen time, remain calm when discussing the pandemic and measures states are taking to spread its transmission.

According to researchers at the University of California, Irvine, many people experience psychological distress resulting from repeated media exposure to the crisis.

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