The  Cultural Barriers of Mental Health: International Students’ Access to Mental Health Services in Higher Education

Elizabeth Fiala

The Cultural Barriers of Mental Health

International Students’ Access to Mental Health Services in Higher Education

Authors

Elizabeth Fiala The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Keywords:

crisis-management, cross-cultural issues, university/higher education, ethics equity and social justice, student services, student learning and development, international student and scholar services

Abstract

Due to stigma around mental health in his home country and a lack of accessible mental health resources in his host country, a young international student has trouble receiving the care he needs to be successful in US higher education.