Mental Health in Rural America: A Field Guide - Softcover

Stewart, Ellen Greene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138729469 ISBN 13: 9781138729469

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive overview of mental health in rural America, with the goal of fostering urgently needed research and honest conversations about providing accessible, culturally competent mental health care to rural populations. Grounding the work is an explanation of the history and structure of rural mental health care, the culture of rural living among diverse groups, and the crucial "A’s" and "S": accountability, accessibility, acceptability, affordability, and stigma. The book then examines poverty, disaster mental health, ethics in rural mental health, and school counseling. It ends with practical information and treatments for two of the most common problems, suicide and substance abuse, and a brief exploration of collaborative possibilities in rural mental health care.

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About the Author

Ellen Greene Stewart, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, is a New York state-licensed, board-certified creative arts therapist who has been in private practice in rural upstate New York for more than 15 years. She is the author of two previous books, Kaleidoscope and Superheroes Unmasked, and numerous peer reviewed articles, and has worked with a wide variety of populations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138729469
• ISBN 13: 9781138729469
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244