{"id":556,"date":"2025-10-03T17:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=556"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:31:14","slug":"support-for-students-and-staff-following-the-manchester-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/10\/03\/support-for-students-and-staff-following-the-manchester-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for students and staff following recent acts of terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the appalling acts of terrorism in Manchester last week and Sussex this weekend, we wanted to remind staff\/ students, and particularly our Jewish and Islamic communities, of the support available to you. We know that terror attacks increase anxiety and worry and we want to reassure you that we are here to support you in any way you need.<\/p>\n<p>We have a clear commitment to a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud to have a welcoming environment for all. As we welcome staff and students back to campus for a new term, we want to reassure and remind you of the support available to everyone at the University.<\/p>\n<h2>University Support Services<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"menur9ni\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/safety\/canterbury\" href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/safety\/canterbury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Campus Security\">Campus Security<\/a>\u00a0can be reached 24\/7 via 01227 823300 if you are worried about your safety on campus. Always dial 999 in an emergency.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"menur9nk\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/safezone\" href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/safezone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Use the SafeZone app\">Use the SafeZone app<\/a>\u00a0which can links you directly with security support on and off campus.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"menur9nm\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/reportandsupport.kent.ac.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/reportandsupport.kent.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Report and Support\">Report and Support<\/a>\u00a0if you witness or experience any form of harassment or abuse you can report this directly.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"menur9no\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/wellbeing\" href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/wellbeing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Student Support and Wellbeing\">Student Support and Wellbeing<\/a> offer direct support to anyone worried about the effect on your wellbeing. They also have 24-hour emergency support available.<\/li>\n<li>Chaplaincy works closely with Rabbi Zalman Lewis who supports our Jewish communities. <a id=\"menur9nq\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/chaplaincy\/chaplains-local-faith-contacts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/chaplaincy\/chaplains-local-faith-contacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Reach out for contact.\">Reach out for contact.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>While independent of the University, Canterbury Mosque is located near the Canterbury campus and we are working with our connections there to support our staff and students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the appalling acts of terrorism in Manchester last week and Sussex this weekend, we wanted to remind staff\/ students, and particularly our Jewish and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/10\/03\/support-for-students-and-staff-following-the-manchester-attack\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82973,"featured_media":560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[312383,183846],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82973"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions\/618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}