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Development of ACROSSnet: an online support system for rural and remote community suicide prevention workers in Queensland, Australia
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Penn, DL and Simpson, L and Edie, G and Banks, SM and Wood, L and Hawgood, J and Krysinka, K and Yellowlees, P and De Leo, D, Development of ACROSSnet: an online support system for rural and remote community suicide prevention workers in Queensland, Australia, Health Informatics Journal, 11, (4) pp. 275-294. ISSN 1460-4582 (2005) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2005 SAGE Publications
DOI: doi:10.1177/1460458205058755
Abstract
Communication and information technologies can reduce the barriers of distance
and space that disadvantage communities in Australia’s underserved rural areas,
where the health status of residents is often worse than that of their urban
counterparts. ACROSSnet (Australians Creating Rural Online Support Systems) is
a 3 year collaborative action research project that aims to design and develop an
online support system that will assist rural communities in accessing information,
education and support regarding suicide and its prevention, whilst considering
the challenges of Internet speed, cost and availability that can impede the delivery
of online services. The site provides three distinct levels of access: one level
for community members, and two further levels for appropriately credentialled
mental health workers. In creating this environment, the ACROSSnet team hopes
that online communities of practice will develop, engaging participants of different
ages, income and education levels, location, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Mental health worker, rural and remote communities, Queensland, online support, suicide prevention |
Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Public Health and Health Services |
Research Field: | Mental Health |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Health and Support Services |
Objective Field: | Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Banks, SM (Ms Susan Banks) |
ID Code: | 93730 |
Year Published: | 2005 |
Deposited By: | Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2014-08-13 |
Last Modified: | 2018-08-06 |
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