A comprehensive new plan aimed at helping students across Chile with looking after their mental health has been lauded by the country’s undersecretary for higher education.

IIE, in collaboration with the AIFS Foundation, highlighted the importance of mental health and wellbeing within the international education sector in a new report.

Interventions to build support systems for international students in Australia need to be “urgently explored”, according to a new study.

Universities Canada has expressed concern over news that international students are dying of overdoses in British Columbia and has called for additional funding.

Mental health services at Australian universities need to be tailored to international students’ cultural needs if they are to be effective, a leading mental health charity has said.

Student mental health figures are “alarming”, with many international students’ mental health worsening over the course of the pandemic, according to a new study.

Student mental health and wellbeing remains a major concern, with some 77% of respondents to a recent survey indicating feelings of depression and anxiety.

Domestic and international students have been the most affected by the pandemic, war, global economic issues and political instability. Providing easy-to-access, on-demand mental health support 24/7 is no longer on the wish-list, but it is a must-have