Rural Mental Health Ecology: A Framework for Engaging with Mental Health Social Capital in Rural Communities

摘要: The mental health of people in rural communities is influenced by the robustness ecosystem within each community. Theoretical approaches such as social ecology and capital are useful when applied to practical context promoting environmental conditions which maximise helping enhance resilience reduce vulnerably a buffer for illness. This paper explores ecological that affect illness communities. It proposes new framework makes full use locally available unique sufficiently flexible facilitate best suited service delivery an Australian context.