Even as COVID-19 vaccines become more widely accessible, mental health experts caution mental health and well-being concerns brought on by the pandemic may continue to impact students. Stressors can stem from disrupted plans, isolation and loneliness, financial strain, relationship conflicts, adjustment to online learning and barriers to travel. Those factors coupled with schoolwork, post-graduation plans and extracurricular activities, may exacerbate or lead to increased mental health problems heading into the summer months, experts said.
Free mental health resources are available at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Counseling and Student Development Center (
CSDC) for
UH Mānoa students.