The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on various aspects of life, including education. Pondok pesantren Al-Amien Prenduan as one of the largest Islamic educational institutions in Madura also got an impact. Government regulations related to the Covid-19 Emergency PPKM in the Java and Bali regions cause the stakeholders to take the policy in relieving the visitation for santris. This certainly affects the psychological aspects of santris, especially for beginners who still need parental figures in an effort to adapt to the pesantren environment. This study aims to determine the mental health of beginner during the lockdown at Pondok Pesantren Al-Amien Prenduan and the various strategies which are used in dealing with this. This research use a qualitative approach with the type of case study. Data collection methods that were used are observation and interviews. In analyzing the data, Miles and Huberman models was used, as well as checking the validity of the data using triangulation. This study resulted in the conclusion that the forbidden visits of guests of santris during Covid-19 had an impact on the mental health of santris, especially new santris. The forms of mental problems of santris during the lockdown are demotivation to study, often crying, and daydreaming. To overcome this problem, the management of the Pondok pesantren Al-Amien Prenduan carried out several strategies, namely providing motivation, requiring santris to follow religious-cultural practices, and keeping busy with various activities.
Qibtiyah et al. (Wed,) studied this question.