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Mental health challenges and opportunities in rural communities
Author(s) -
Pendse Sachin R.,
Nugent Nicole R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30217
Subject(s) - mental health , rural population , rural area , population , geography , rural health , socioeconomics , economic growth , regional science , psychology , political science , environmental health , sociology , medicine , psychiatry , economics , law
Nearly 10% of Rhode Island's population, and 46% of the global population, resides in rural areas. There has been increasing recognition across clinical, research, and policy domains of the unique challenges of addressing psychological health concerns in rural areas.