Supports for people living in rural and remote areas
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Country areas are sometimes called rural and remote areas.
![Person working on a computer](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Office%20Work%20%281%29.png?itok=Dkyy5KpO)
For more information about people living in rural and remote areas go to
https://www.idmhconnect.health/
people-living-rural-and-remote-areas/
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Below are services and supports for people who live in rural and remote communities.
![Mental health words](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/word-cloud%20%281%29.png?itok=HBMR44Tp)
There is a lot of information.
Some words can be hard to understand.
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You can ask someone to read this information with you.
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Specialist Intellectual Disability Health Teams have mental health workers who know how to work with people with intellectual disability.
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Mental health workers are people who work to help you with your mental health.
![Video call](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Zoom%20Staff%20Meet.png?itok=sDtvpDbB)
The mental health workers can have appointments with you using teleconferencing.
Teleconferencing allows you to see and communicate with people online.
You can use programs like Zoom to teleconference.
![Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/appointment%20.png?itok=MC4csJai)
The mental health workers may also come to your area.
![Doctor on the phone](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/doctor.png?itok=NAosUrhM)
Specialist Intellectual Disability Health Teams can give advice to your doctor or mental health worker.
![Person working on a computer](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Office%20Work%20%281%29.png?itok=Dkyy5KpO)
For more information about specialist services go to
https://idmhconnect.health/mental-health-services-services/ER
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There are some tricky words on this Easy Read page.
For more information about these words go to