Australia needs targeted mental healthcare to prevent further international student deaths by suicide, research finds

‘Students think if they access an on-campus service it’ll be reported back to academics and administrators,’ Phil Honeywood says. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images

International student deaths by suicide will continue if gaps in delivering targeted mental healthcare aren’t addressed, research suggests.

The research, published by the University of Melbourne and Orygen in January, followed a 2021 Victorian coroner’s report that found 47 international student suicides had occurred in the state in the decade to 2019.