Improving mental health capacity in rural communities: Mental health first aid delivery in drought-affected rural New South Wales

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 313-318

  Sartore, Gina Maree ^a,d   Kelly, Brian ^a   Stain, Helen J ^a   Fuller, Jeffrey ^b   Fragar, Lyn ^c   Tonna, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety   (Australia)

^d Bloomfield Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Mental health first aid; Network; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; DROUGHTS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349143264     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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