International students face unique stressors, including a greater risk of depression, financial and housing stress, academic pressures, and navigating cultural and language differences far from home. These stressors, combined with barriers to seeking help, can increase their risk of suicide.
Addressing these challenges requires, a multi-faceted, student-empowered approach across systems, services, and agencies.
Since 2022, the International Students’ Wellbeing Taskforce, led by The Victorian Suicide Prevention and Response Office at the Victorian Department of Health, has worked to support international students’ wellbeing in Victoria. The taskforce has now concluded and has produced many valuable wellbeing and suicide prevention resources.
This Journey mapping project aims to build a shared understanding of issues, driven by international students' lived experiences (funded by the Department of Health)