Affiliation:
1. Orygen Parkville Victoria Australia
2. Centre for Youth Mental Health The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia
3. Adjunct – University of New England School of Rural Medicine Armidale Australia
Abstract
AbstractIntroductionThere is limited research into informal support processes amongst young people supporting a peer through a traumatic event and how this process occurs specifically within a rural setting.ObjectiveThe aim of this research was to understand how the contextual environment impacts on the personal and interpersonal processes of rural‐based young people supporting a peer who experienced a traumatic event.DesignQualitative interviews were conducted with 22 young people (aged 14–19), who resided in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. A substantive theory was developed using Charmaz's (1) Constructivist grounded theory methodology.FindingsYoung people who shared responsibility for supporting their peer went back to life as normal and felt connected to their community, whereas young people who maintained sole responsibility, experienced mental health problems, disconnected from their community and felt like an outsider. The contextual environmental factors (i.e., service accessibility, limited transport, and internet blackspots) impacted both negatively and positively on young people's ability to provide support as well as influenced whether they felt safe share responsibility.DiscussionThis theory implies that providing pathways to reconnecting with place and community, are essential in guiding young people back to their foundations of support.ConclusionIntegrating these insights can create new service models in rural areas, whilst also creating opportunities to form healthy foundations of support.
Subject
Family Practice,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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