Abstract
his has been a year like no other. It started with catastrophic bushfires following serious drought and continued with the uncertainties, isolation and economic impacts of COVID-19. The cumulative impacts on the mental health and well-being of rural residents, their health and support staff and local leaders have been significant. The 12th Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium (26-28 October 2020) was timely and built on the success and learnings from previous symposia.1, 2 The outstanding efforts of the Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association meant that we were able to meet on a virtual platform with live plenary and panel sessions and recorded parallel sessions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 629-631 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Rural Health |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
Event | 12th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium - Virtual Duration: 26 Oct 2020 → 28 Oct 2020 Conference number: 12 |
Keywords
- rural Australia
- Remote mental health
- Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium
- Rural mental health
- Rural residence
- crises
- pandemic (COVID-19)
- drought impact