Enhancing mental health support for international students: A digital framework for holistic well-being in higher education
Mental health issues among students in Australia, particularly international students, remain a significant concern in higher education. We investigated the factors contributing to the ineffectiveness of current mental health services and proposed an innovative digital solution to address these pers...
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| description | Mental health issues among students in Australia, particularly international students, remain a significant concern in higher education. We investigated the factors contributing to the ineffectiveness of current mental health services and proposed an innovative digital solution to address these persistent challenges. We introduced a formalized 'Well-being Assistive Technology Framework' designed to tackle key issues students face, including social isolation, financial difficulties, and language barriers. These challenges, while exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to impact student well-being in the post-pandemic era. Based on this framework, a community-based mental health networking mobile application prototype was developed. The app aims to combat mental health issues by facilitating peer support, increasing service awareness, and overcoming language and cultural barriers. It provides a holistic approach to student well-being, incorporating features for quick access support, financial wellness, cultural integration, self-care, self-assessment, legal rights information, and community engagement. Future works involve user-based validation of the developed mobile app to assess its efficacy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee2e0d32dc0040b0891ca6cad704637d2025-01-23T07:54:58ZengAIMS PressSTEM Education2767-19252024-10-014446648810.3934/steme.2024025Enhancing mental health support for international students: A digital framework for holistic well-being in higher educationMahmoud Elkhodr0Ergun Gide1Nishant Pandey2School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia; m.elkhodr@cqu.edu.au, e.gide@cqu.edu.au, n.pandey@cqu.edu.auSchool of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia; m.elkhodr@cqu.edu.au, e.gide@cqu.edu.au, n.pandey@cqu.edu.auSchool of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia; m.elkhodr@cqu.edu.au, e.gide@cqu.edu.au, n.pandey@cqu.edu.auMental health issues among students in Australia, particularly international students, remain a significant concern in higher education. We investigated the factors contributing to the ineffectiveness of current mental health services and proposed an innovative digital solution to address these persistent challenges. We introduced a formalized 'Well-being Assistive Technology Framework' designed to tackle key issues students face, including social isolation, financial difficulties, and language barriers. These challenges, while exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to impact student well-being in the post-pandemic era. Based on this framework, a community-based mental health networking mobile application prototype was developed. The app aims to combat mental health issues by facilitating peer support, increasing service awareness, and overcoming language and cultural barriers. It provides a holistic approach to student well-being, incorporating features for quick access support, financial wellness, cultural integration, self-care, self-assessment, legal rights information, and community engagement. Future works involve user-based validation of the developed mobile app to assess its efficacy.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/steme.2024025mental healthwell-beingassistive technologymobile appinternational students |
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| title | Enhancing mental health support for international students: A digital framework for holistic well-being in higher education |
| title_full | Enhancing mental health support for international students: A digital framework for holistic well-being in higher education |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing mental health support for international students: A digital framework for holistic well-being in higher education |
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| title_short | Enhancing mental health support for international students: A digital framework for holistic well-being in higher education |
| title_sort | enhancing mental health support for international students a digital framework for holistic well being in higher education |
| topic | mental health well-being assistive technology mobile app international students |
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