School of Medicine, Indiana University, 39 E 9th Street, Apt 504, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, USA.
CCB Counseling, Catholic Charities, 803 N. Monroe St., Bloomington, IN, 47404, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2021 May;57(4):684-700. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00737-x. Epub 2021 Jan 1.
Due to the significant need for mental health services in rural Martin County, IN and lack of providers, this study examined the current strengths of the community as well as the barriers preventing mental health service delivery. The goal of the study was to propose community-specific solutions to overcoming the barriers. Using a strengths-based approach (Saleeby in The strengths perspective in social work practice, Longman, White Plains, NY, 1992), the authors first sought to understand Martin County residents' current experiences with mental health services. Second, the authors sought to understand Martin County residents' opinions about church/mental health partnerships. As a result of this analysis, the authors comprised a list of feasible and sustainable recommendations for Martin County and similar rural areas that incorporate the strengths in the community, address their identified challenges, and thus created a model for mental health service provision that can be replicated in other rural communities with similar strengths as well as similar challenges.
由于印第安纳州马丁县农村地区对心理健康服务的需求巨大，而提供者却寥寥无几，本研究旨在探究当前社区的优势，以及阻碍心理健康服务提供的障碍。研究的目的是提出针对社区的具体解决方案，以克服这些障碍。本研究采用以优势为基础的方法（Saleeby，《社会工作实践中的优势视角》，Longman，White Plains，NY，1992），首先试图了解马丁县居民目前对心理健康服务的体验。其次，作者试图了解马丁县居民对教会/心理健康伙伴关系的看法。通过分析，作者为马丁县和类似农村地区制定了一系列可行和可持续的建议，这些建议结合了社区的优势，解决了他们所面临的挑战，从而为其他农村社区提供心理健康服务提供了一个模型，这些农村社区也具有类似的优势和挑战。
