Health and Wellbeing

Reach out

If you are having a challenging time, it's OK to seek help and support - many people do - including international students. It will not affect your enrolment or your visa.

There are several services and resources available (including resources in a number of different languages) that have a tailored approach to supporting international students.

• Beyond Blue is one of Australia's most trusted mental health support service. You can talk or chat online with a counsellor. 
• Lifeline offers online and phone support. A free interpreting service for people who do not speak English is available. 
  To access this service please:
  1) Call TIS on 131 450 and ask to talk to Lifeline on 13 11 14 in the language required.
  2) TIS will call 13 11 14 on behalf of the caller.
• Suicide Call Back Service is a nationwide service providing 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people affected by suicide.
• Headspace has many services available including support for work and study.  It also has an "about" page translated into 21 languages. 
• Embrace Multicultural Mental Health has multilingual information about mental health.
• Head to Health supports culturally and linguistically diverse people.

For more information on support services and mental wellbeing, check out this blog post. 

Visit your Doctor/ GP

You doctor can help you with health issues as well as any concerns about your mental wellbeing. They can help you to create a mental health plan with you that may or may not include medication. Click here for more information about Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). 

Nutrition and exercise

Exercise and the types of food you eat (and how nutritious they are) can play an important role in keeping yourself healthy and grounded during stressful times. Check out this blog post for some tips on healthy eating at home.