Module 7: Dissemination of Rural Mental Health Program Best Practices
Community-wide dissemination efforts are essential to the success of rural mental health programs. Through dissemination, rural communities can learn from the experiences of others and utilize promising strategies.
Understanding lessons learned from mental health program implementation and associated outcomes is critical for improving mental health services in rural communities and documenting the importance of these programs for policymakers and funders. It is essential that rural communities share information from evaluation findings, including stories of their successes, outcomes, best practices, and lessons learned. By sharing their work, individual programs can celebrate their successes and ensure their sustainability, while also helping other rural communities replicate effective rural mental health programs.
For more on how to share your program's results, see Disseminating Best Practices in the Rural Community Health Toolkit.