Rural Community-Based Interventions to Improve the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People: A Rapid Scoping Review of the Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence

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Literature review examining 12 studies on community-based interventions to improve mental health and wellbeing among people 25 years of age and younger in rural and remote areas of the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Analyzes intervention characteristics and outcomes, barriers and facilitators of program delivery, and other aspects of rural intervention policy and practice.

Emily McDougal, Ayesha Sheikh, Ediane Santana de Lima, et al.

Journal of Community Psychology, 53(7), e70037

08/2025

Access · Children and youth · Mental health · Social connectedness · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention