Exploring the challenges and opportunities for improving the health and wellbeing of international students: Perspectives of international students.

This study sought to explore the challenges and opportunities for improving health wellbeing of international students through in-depth interviews with 21 at an Australian University. Interviews explored 1) conceptualisation wellbeing, 2) perceptionsof most significant issues students, 3) barriers accessing campus-based services concerns. Almost all viewed as a state encompassing both physical mental/emotional health. Key included mental health, lack social support, academic stressors, financial pressures, accommodation Barriers university support cultural stigma, language barriers, waiting periods access services, not knowing how or where within university. The implications these findings suggested strategies are discussed.