chandigarh the covid19 pandemic has led to closure of schools new system of online classes restrictions on outdoor activities etc has led to stress and anxiety among many students which calls for psychosocial support in this context a mental health week is being observed on the occasion of the world mental health day on october 10 2020upon asking schools and parents about how students were doing mentally and the common answer was that most of the students feel frustrated this is one of the major reasons that parents have agreed to send children to school after october 15the cbse has issued guidelines on helping students with mental health the ministry of education has undertaken manodarpan initiative covering a wide range of activities to provide psychosocial support to students teachers and families for mental health and emotional wellbeingthe city schools have asked counsellors to stay in touch with students prabhjot kaur a government schoolbased counsellor said parents have been worried about their childrens mental health children have become aggressive and get irritated easily