Webinar discusses mental health of college youth

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 25

The Sidana Institute of Education, Amritsar, recently organised an international webinar on a topic, ‘The Impact of Covid-19 on the Mental Health of College Youth’, in which eminent speakers from across the world took part.

The webinar focused on analysing the mental health of students while dealing with the impact of Covid-19 on their academic as well as personal lives.

Prof RB Solanki, VC, Ch. Ranbir Singh University, was the guest of honour while Dr Amit Kauts, dean, Faculty of Education, Guru Nanak Dev University, was the key speaker.

Prof Jyotsna Pattnaik, California State University, Long Beach, USA; Mathew Swerdloff , Ed.D, Department of Educational Studies and Leadership, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA; Dr. Margaret Lobo, music therapist, FRSA, UK; Prof SP Malhotra, chief consultant, MHRD, Government of India; and Prof Gowri Parameswaran, head education, State University of New York, USA, were resource persons during the webinar.

More than 500 participants, including experts and students, attended the webinar from around the world.