Harnessing the social capital of rural communities for youth mental health: An asset-based community development framework

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 189-193

  Boyd, Candice P ^a   Hayes, Louise ^a,b   Wilson, Rhonda L ^c,d   Bearsley Smith, Cate ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b Grampians Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d Hunter New England Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asset based community development; Rural adolescent mental health; Rural communities; Social capital

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRIME; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 47949126538     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.00996.x     Document Type: Review

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