20% of the world's youth experiences mental health issues, leading to future disadvantages in: Youth in rural and remote areas like mental health professionals Finances Family Employment but communities are not trained in mental health care Only to be met with longer wait times than urban counterparts

What is known? • Rural and remote communities in Australia and Canada have high burden of youth mental illness • Interventions for youth mental health in these communities is varied and insufficient What does this study add? • Barriers and facilitators of rural and remote youth mental health interventions are examined within the context of the Social Ecology Model • Future directions for rural and remote mental health interventions informed by the Social Ecology Model are explored Report: Interventions for rural and remote youth mental health

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