Memelihara Kesehatan Mental Selama Pandemi Covid-19: Rancangan Pengembangan Panduan Pendampingan Psikososial Siswa SMA

The research aims to describe students’ psychological states during the Covid-19 pandemic and the maintenance of current mental health system in school. There is an alternative recommendation for psychosocial support regarding the students’ issues in the research. The method used is a mixed-method with a sequential explanatory approach. The main subject of research includes 66 high school students in Bandung. Quantitative data analysis was obtained using a descriptive method and qualitative data was analyzed using a narrative method. As a result, some students got depressed and experienced different levels during the pandemic. The system applied in school only reached several stakeholders. They did not implement the students’ mental health maintenance in every grade level. Therefore, we recommend developing a psychological support management system guideline to maintain students’ mental health. An implication of the research has been explained further in the discussion.