title: Improving mental health awareness among rural Aboriginal men: perspectives from Gippsland.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify views of Aboriginal people in rural areas about improving mental health awareness among Aboriginal men.
  
  
  METHODS
  Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 Aboriginal people, including men, carers and health workers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants highlighted the need for mental health awareness programs in the community. They described the type of programs to be conducted as well as their method, content and frequency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates that mental health awareness programs designed specifically for rural Aboriginal men need to involve local Elders and other significant individuals from the community, be de-stigmatised by including mental health under Men's Health and by embedding the messages within a cultural framework.
authors.affiliation: Indigenous Health Unit, Monash University, Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, Moe, VIC, Australia. anton.isaacs@monash.edu
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isaacs
authors.forename: Darryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maybery
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D057545:Social Stigma