Adult Community Perspectives on Improving Rural Youth Access to Mental Health Services: A Participatory Group Concept Mapping Study

View resource

Highlights a study exploring strategies to overcome mental health access barriers for rural youth. Details the participatory research method, Group Concept Mapping, to identify strategies based on developing youth life skills, community-based training, and school-based mental health services, among other categories.

Janessa M. Graves, Demetrius A. Abshire, Jessica L. Mackelprang, Kailee Parrott

Journal of Rural Health, 42(4), e70227

10/2026

Access · Children and youth · Community and faith-based initiatives · Mental health · Schools · Service delivery models · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Washington