Listening to the Communities : Perspectives of Remote and Rural First Nations Community Members on Telemental Health

• Main Authors: Gibson, Kerri, Coulson, Heather, Miles, Roseanne, Kakekayskung, Krystal, Daniels, Betty, O'Donnell, Susan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Fort Severn; First Nations
• Online Access: https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=84bf398c-6af0-444e-9fe0-39a240552e31; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=84bf398c-6af0-444e-9fe0-39a240552e31; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=84bf398c-6af0-444e-9fe0-39a240552e31

Telemental health involves technologies such as videoconferencing to deliver mental health services and education, and to connect individuals and communities for healing and health. In remote and rural First Nations there are often challenges both to obtaining mental healthcare within the community...