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People from a rural America fall along a continuum of acculturation to mainstream culture, the degree to which they adhere to characteristically rural value, traditions, and customs, versus urban life (Slams, 9). Many of the factors that create barriers to rural mental health services involve culture barriers to rural mental health services involve cultural diversity cognitive and behavioral differences from the 80% of American who live in urban areas (Slama, 10). Rural Americans have cultural differences that, like many other minority populations, make it hard for them to accept mental health services making it different for providers who are not aware of the cultural differences to serve ruralites appropriately. Rural area most often have fewer and less diverse employment opportunities (Slama, 13). Rural areas have fewer kinds of social and activity options. People who live in rural area are less acculturated to mainstream America.