Student leaders warn of mental health impact of Covid restrictions as tensions soar

Strict campus lockdowns and a worsening mental health crisis are creating a “perfect storm”, student leaders have warned, after tensions boiled over in Manchester where fencing erected around accommodation was pulled down.

Students at other campuses are organising rent strikes and complaining of a lack of mental health support against the backdrop of England’s new national coronavirus lockdown, under which they have been told not to return to their family homes during term time.

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