Lists of books and journal articles relating to rural mental health can be found on my bibliographies and reading lists page. (There are two sets of links - one under Rural mental health, and one under Telepsychiatry)

Australia

Community Resource Base Project Alice Springs
By Ann O'Kane, Eva Briscoe, and Matthew Fowler. Darwin, Menzies School of Health Research, 1999.

Far West Mental Health Integration Project Evaluation Report
By David Perkins and David Lyle, Centre for Equity and Primary Health Research in Illawarra and Shoalhaven. Canberra, Department of Health and Ageing, 2003.

Far West Mental Health Integration Project Response to Evaluation
By Tuana Sanders and Russell Roberts. Far West Area Health Service, November 2003.

General practice and hospital mental health care integration: Issues in rural and remote South Australia: Summary of Findings
Canberra, Australian Rural Health Education Network, May 2005.

Issues in Rural Adolescent Mental Health in Australia
A review article by Candice Boyd, Damon Aisbett, Kristy Francis, Melinda Kelly, Krystal Newnham, Karyn Newnham, published in the electronic journal Rural and Remote Health, 28 February 2006.
Rural and Remote Health 6 (online), 2006: 501

Mapping the Network: An Evaluation of a Capacity Building Model for the Development of Mental Health Promotion Practice Within a Rural Setting
Report compiled by Elizabeth Wakeford, Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Service, Northern Region, Hunter New England Area Health Service, January 2006. Mapping the Network is an evaluation project that was designed to assess the effectiveness of a capacity building model for promotion, prevention and early intervention (PPEI) practice, developed in the Northern Region of the Hunter New England Area Health Service.

Mental Health in Rural Areas
A position paper from the ACHSE (Australian College of Health Service Executives) National Rural Special Interest Group.

MulgaNet
MulgaNet is a network for information and resource sharing for individuals involved in all aspects of the provision of mental health care and prevention of mental health problems in rural Australia, including mental health professionals, GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, community workers, researchers, and those working closely with clinicians in rural communities.

National Review of Tele Counselling and Web Counselling Services: Literature Review
Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Branch, June 2003, by Urbis Keys Young.

NSW Farmers' Mental Health Network
At a forum, held in June 2005, the NSW Farmers Association brought together a group of key stakeholders in the area of rural mental health, to discuss how best to work together to address rural and remote mental health issues. This forum resulted in the creation of a formal Rural Mental Health Network and a NSW Farmers Blueprint for Maintaining the Mental Health and Wellbeing of the People on NSW Farms.

Pilot Study of Rural Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurses' Educational Needs...
This is the text of a paper by Ron Brown, and Ruth Lo published in the Australian Electronic Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 3, no. 2, March 1998.

Planning Framework for Public Rural Mental Health Services: A framework to guide the enhancement of public rural mental health services over the next five years
Mental Health Branch, Department of Human Services, Victoria. October 2006.

Rural Health Education Foundation - Programs
Originally established in 1992, the Rural Health Education Foundation provides independent, accredited education services to general practitioners and other health professionals working in rural and remote Australia. Many of the programs can be viewed online, or downloaded as audio Podcasts. Click on the name of the program to find the formats in which it is available.

Rural Mental Health Plan 2001-2004: Tasmania
Mental Health Plan Steering Committee, 2001.

Rural Partnerships in the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Mental Health Promotion Plan, 1999-2002. January 2003.

Shifting the Balance - Resources and Services for People with Mental Illness in Central Australia
By Ann O'Kane, and Komla Tsey. Darwin, Menzies School of Health Research, 1999.

The Tasmanian rural mental health project [Conference paper]
By Maryanne Ryan, and Alex Robinson. Presented at: Children, young people and communities - the future is in our hands
27-28 March 2001, Launceston Tramsheds Theatre and Function Centre, Inveresk Railyards Site, Launceston.

When the Cowpat Hits the Windmill
The Guide is a resource written by students for students focusing on mental health issues faced by Australia's future rural and remote workforce while on placement or working out bush.

Overseas

Mental Health in Rural America
An Issue Paper Prepared by the National Rural Health Association (U.S.A.) May 1999.

Mental Health Program : Frontier Mental Health
The basic mission of the Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network is described as "the collection, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge regarding needs for and delivery of mental health services in "frontier" rural U.S. counties (nonmetropolitan counties with population densities of less than seven persons per square mile). It also offers technical assistance to rural agencies and advocates on mental health/substance abuse topics as they impact upon or exist within such isolated rural areas."

Mental Health Providers in Rural and Isolated Areas
This is the final report of the Ad Hoc Rural Mental Health Provider Work Group, sponsored by the U.S. Center for Mental Health Services, October 1997.

Rural Health Research Publications: Mental health
Dedicated entirely to producing policy-relevant research on health care in rural areas, the Rural Health Research Center Program was initiated in 1988. It is administered by the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP), Health Resources and Services Administration in the United States.

Rural Mental Health Systems
A collection of links from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Rural Interest Group.

RuralPsych-Resource Center for Rural Behavioral Health
A resource from the American Psychological Association.

Social geographies of rural mental health
This site has the full text of a number of reports and working papers produced as part of a two year project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council in the U.K. It is a qualitative study of how people with mental health problems in rural communities experience processes of social inclusion and exclusion, and aims to show how these processes and experiences vary between different places in the Scottish Highlands. 2002-2003?

Telehealth and Videoconferencing Resources
The Center for Telehealth (Mental Health Evaluation & Community Consultation Unit, University of British Columbia) has produced these resources for the growing number of people working in the field of telehealth, with a particular focus on applications in the area of mental health and addictions.

Telemedicine and Telehealth Telepsychiatry Links
A list of useful links from the Telemedicine Information Exchange (TIE) Europe.

Telepsychiatry Guidelines and Procedures for Clinical Activities
University of Toronto Psychiatric Outreach Program, 2002-Developed to meet the needs of clinicians and administrative staff working with the University of Toronto Psychiatric Outreach Program. This edition represents a work in progress