Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health workforce
The Provision of Mental Health Services by Rural Health Clinics
Reports on a study that examined changes in the delivery of mental health services by RHCs, operational characteristics of these services, barriers and challenges experienced by RHCs, and policy options to encourage more RHCs to deliver mental health services.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Barbara Shaw, David Hartley, Stephenie Loux
Date: 05/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Reports on a study that examined changes in the delivery of mental health services by RHCs, operational characteristics of these services, barriers and challenges experienced by RHCs, and policy options to encourage more RHCs to deliver mental health services.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Barbara Shaw, David Hartley, Stephenie Loux
Date: 05/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Employment of Advanced-Practice Psychiatric Nurses to Stem Rural Mental Health Workforce Shortages
Reports on the advanced-practice psychiatric nurse (APPN) workforce and discusses the potential of using APPNs to address the shortage of mental health providers in rural communities.
Author(s): Nancy P. Hanrahan, David Hartley
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 59(1), 109-111
Date: 01/2008
Type: Document
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Reports on the advanced-practice psychiatric nurse (APPN) workforce and discusses the potential of using APPNs to address the shortage of mental health providers in rural communities.
Author(s): Nancy P. Hanrahan, David Hartley
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 59(1), 109-111
Date: 01/2008
Type: Document
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Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey 2004: Results by Health and Human Services Regions and Health Center Geography
Reports findings from the national study of health center staffing, recruitment, and retention. Provides information by HHS region, urban and rural geography, and national overall estimates. Includes 118 graphs of selected survey results.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Reports findings from the national study of health center staffing, recruitment, and retention. Provides information by HHS region, urban and rural geography, and national overall estimates. Includes 118 graphs of selected survey results.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Information Gaps on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population: A Background Paper
Presents the relevant issues regarding the mental health information needs of deaf and hard of hearing populations, particularly in rural America.
Date: 05/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
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Presents the relevant issues regarding the mental health information needs of deaf and hard of hearing populations, particularly in rural America.
Date: 05/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
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Mental Health and Rural America: 1994-2005
A summary of the knowledge base surrounding mental health and substance abuse issues in rural and frontier areas. Provides an overview of the environment of mental health in rural areas over three decades. Includes an annotated bibliography.
Author(s): Dennis Mohatt, Scott J. Adams, Mimi M. Bradley, Chad A. Morris
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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A summary of the knowledge base surrounding mental health and substance abuse issues in rural and frontier areas. Provides an overview of the environment of mental health in rural areas over three decades. Includes an annotated bibliography.
Author(s): Dennis Mohatt, Scott J. Adams, Mimi M. Bradley, Chad A. Morris
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Rural Mental Health in the WICHE West: Meeting Workforce Demands through Regional Partnership
Discusses the mental health workforce needs facing the states that are part of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and what can be done to effectively meeting the mental health care needs of the region.
Date: 03/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Discusses the mental health workforce needs facing the states that are part of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and what can be done to effectively meeting the mental health care needs of the region.
Date: 03/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Mental Health Risk Factors, Unmet Needs, and Provider Availability for Rural Children
Reports on mental health needs for urban and rural children and availability of healthcare professionals, including behavioral health providers, in urban and rural areas.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Date: 2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Reports on mental health needs for urban and rural children and availability of healthcare professionals, including behavioral health providers, in urban and rural areas.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Date: 2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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The Rural Psychologist
Thematic issue of ten articles on a variety of topics related to providing mental health services in rural areas.
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 34(6)
Date: 06/2003
Type: Document
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Thematic issue of ten articles on a variety of topics related to providing mental health services in rural areas.
Citation: APA Monitor on Psychology, 34(6)
Date: 06/2003
Type: Document
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Rural Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities Caring for the Country
Presentation slides providing an overview of the mental health crisis in rural America and offer suggestions to address the crisis. Includes brief examples of programs that have shown to be successful.
Author(s): Dennis F. Mohatt
Date: 01/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Presentation slides providing an overview of the mental health crisis in rural America and offer suggestions to address the crisis. Includes brief examples of programs that have shown to be successful.
Author(s): Dennis F. Mohatt
Date: 01/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Characteristics and Roles of Rural Health Clinics in the United States: A Chartbook
Offers a comprehensive picture of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program and the operations of RHCs. Covers characteristics of RHCs, staffing and recruitment, location, and more.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 01/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Offers a comprehensive picture of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program and the operations of RHCs. Covers characteristics of RHCs, staffing and recruitment, location, and more.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 01/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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