Original question: How has your access to mental health care been affected by
the COVID-19 pandemic?
Overall, 58.2% of students indicated that they have not tried to access mental health care. This stat presents data from the 41.8% of students who did attempt to seek care.
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U.S. college students whose mental health access was affected by COVID-19, May 2020
In May 2020, around 23.3 percent of college students in the United States who sought mental health care,
stated they felt that their access to mental health care became much more difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic illustrates the percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020.
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Healthy Minds Network, & NCHA. (July 10, 2020). Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network, und NCHA. "Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020." Chart. July 10, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network, NCHA. (2020). Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network, and NCHA. "Percentage of College Students in The United States Whose Mental Health Care Access Was Affected by Covid-19 as of May 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Jul 2020, /statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
Healthy Minds Network & NCHA, Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of college students in the United States whose mental health care access was affected by COVID-19 as of May 2020 [Graph], Healthy Minds Network, & NCHA, July 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1184588/college-students-mental-health-care-access-impact-by-covid-pandemic/
