Research Processes

Research Processes

1. What are the suicide rates in rural and urban areas?

   • Suicide Rates
     • Government Documents
       • Surveys such as the Australian Census
     • Preliminary Research: Google/ Databases
     • Contact Organisation, possibly with Royal Flying Doctor

2. What Factors cause someone to experience mental health problems? How are these more Prominent in rural communities?

   • General Mental Health
     • Peer- Reviewed Journals
     • Interviews with experts in the field of mental health
       • Phycologist
       • Organisations involved in mental health
     • Government Documents
   • Mental Health in Rural Communities
     • Documentaries
       • EG. Black Dog
     • Interviews with experts in the field of rural mental health
       • Organistions based in rural locations

3. What other factors lead to suicide in rural communities that are not experience in metro populations?

   • Interviews
     • General rural public
   • Data Bases
     • Peer Review Journals
       • Contact Authers

4. What can be done to reduce rural suicide rates?

   • Contact Organisations
     • Help Lines
     • Face to Face
   • Articles (Newspapers)
     • Show Current action