University chaplains help international students find their way in the US

When international students arrive to study in the US, life can be harder than expected. Some universities have found that religious chaplains can help students make the transition. While mental health is stigmatized in some countries, spiritual care is not. So, student chaplains have become de facto frontline mental health care providers, who then triage those in need of professional care to campus counseling offices.

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