Publication Date
2009
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Department
School for Social Work
Keywords
Mental health services-Wyoming, Substance abuse treatment facilities-Wyoming, Rural mental health services, Rural mental health services-Wyoming, Men-Mental health services-Wyoming, Mental health service delivery, Rural mental health, Men, Wyoming
Abstract
This study was undertaken to highlight the barriers to mental health treatment, and the innovations combating these barriers for men in the state of Wyoming. Chapter I provides foundational information regarding the state of Wyoming and the current mental health and substance abuse treatment services available. Chapter II is a comprehensive examination of the rural mental health literature. Chapter III focuses on mental health treatment gaps in Wyoming, and the feedback received at the state level from providers and consumers. Innovative approaches to bridging the gaps in treatment in Wyoming and the Western United States region are described. The Discussion has a topology of key problems identified and possible solutions to improving the barriers to quality, professional mental health care in Wyoming.
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Joy, Julie Anne, ""It's a common belief that people who see a therapist or psychologist are crazy" : a study of mental health care in Wyoming" (2009). Masters Thesis, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/1209
Comments
iii, 75 p. Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-75)