Challenges and Resilience Factors for Young People Living in Rural Australia in the 1990s

This report explores the challenges facing young people living in rural Australia in terms of their health & well-being & the factors which contribute towards resilience. Structural & cultural challenges to their health are presented. Among these, the high rate of male suicide is identified as linked with the decline of the rural economy & the consequent stress this has placed on the health of rural people. Community intolerance for gay people & stigmas associated with help-seeking behaviors are suggested as reasons for this rate. (57 refs) (SC)