Workforce strategies to address children's mental health and behavioural needs in rural, regional and remote areas: A scoping review.

Introduction: Children living in rural, regional and remote locations experience challenges to receiving services for mental illness and challenging behaviours. Additionally, there is a lack of clarity about the workforce characteristics to address the needs of this population. Objective: To scope t...

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Publicado en:Australian Journal of Rural Health Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 462 - 475
Autores principales: Hurley, John, Longbottom, Paula, Bennett, Bindi, Yoxall, Jacqui, Hutchinson, Marie, Foley, Kitty‐Rose, Happell, Brenda, Parkes, Jill, Currey, Kate
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2024
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          Hurley, John
          Longbottom, Paula
          Bennett, Bindi
          Yoxall, Jacqui
          Hutchinson, Marie
          Foley, Kitty‐Rose
          Happell, Brenda
          Parkes, Jill
          Currey, Kate
        affil: Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour New South Wales,, Australia
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          Rural Population In Infancy and Childhood
          Mental Disorders Therapy
          Child Behavior Disorders Therapy
          Mental Health Services Labor Supply
          Rural Health Services
          Health Care Delivery
          Quality Improvement
          Workforce
          Human
          Child
          Scoping Review
          Medline
          CINAHL Database
          Psycinfo
          Health Services Needs and Demand
          Thematic Analysis
          Telehealth
          Health Personnel
          Professional Development
          Professional Role
          Organizational Structure
          Culture
          Content Analysis
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      ab: Introduction: Children living in rural, regional and remote locations experience challenges to receiving services for mental illness and challenging behaviours. Additionally, there is a lack of clarity about the workforce characteristics to address the needs of this population. Objective: To scope the literature on the rural, regional and remote child mental health and behavioural workforce and identify barriers and enabling mechanisms to mental health service provision. Design: A scoping review utilising the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. A database search was undertaken using Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ProQuest and Scopus to identify papers published 2010–2023. Research articles reporting data on mental health workforce characteristics for children aged under 12 years, in rural, regional or remote locations were reviewed for inclusion. Findings: Seven hundred and fifty‐four papers were imported into Covidence with 22 studies being retained. Retained studies confirmed that providing services to meet the needs of children's mental health is an international challenge. Discussion: The thematic analysis of the review findings highlighted four workforce strategies to potentially mitigate some of these challenges. These were: (1) The use of telehealth for clinical services and workforce upskilling; (2) Role shifting where non mental health professionals assumed mental health workforce roles; (3) Service structure strategies, and (4) Indigenous and rural cultural factors. Conclusion: A range of potential strategies exists to better meet the needs of children with mental health and behavioural issues. Adapting these to specific community contexts through co‐design and production may enhance their efficacy.
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