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Impacts of community resilience on the implementation of a mental health promotion program in rural Australia
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-20, 11:55 authored by de Deuge, J, Thi HoangThi Hoang, Katherine Kent, Jon MondJon Mond, Heather BridgmanHeather Bridgman, Sarah SkromanisSarah Skromanis, Laura GrattidgeLaura Grattidge, Stuart AucklandStuart AucklandMental health promotion programs are important in rural communities but the factors which influence program effectiveness remain unclear. The aim of this mixed-methods study was to assess how community resilience affected the implementation of a mental health promotion program in rural Tasmania, Australia. Four study communities were selected based on population size, rurality, access to local support services, history of suicide within the community, and maturity of the mental health promotion program. Data from self-report questionnaires (n = 245), including items of Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) assessment, and qualitative (focus group and interview) data from key local stakeholders (n = 24), were pooled to explore the factors perceived to be influencing program implementation. Survey results indicate the primary community resilience strengths across the four sites were related to the ‘Connection and Caring’ domain. The primary community resilience challenges related to resources. Qualitative findings suggested lack of communication and leadership are key barriers to effective program delivery and identified a need to provide ongoing support for program staff. Assessment of perceived community resilience may be helpful in informing the implementation of mental health promotion programs in rural areas and, in turn, improve the likelihood of their success and sustainability.
Funding
Rural Alive and Well Inc.
History
Publication title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthVolume
17Issue
6Article number
2031Number
2031Pagination
1-16ISSN
1661-7827Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
MDPI AGPlace of publication
SwitzerlandRights statement
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Repository Status
- Open