Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Grantee Spotlight: Good News for Victoria County, Texas!
Highlights a grantee of the Hogg Foundation's Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities initiative, the Be Well Victoria Collaborative in Victoria County, Texas. Discusses the project's goals of improving the mental health in Victoria County.
Author(s): Josephine Gurch
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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Highlights a grantee of the Hogg Foundation's Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities initiative, the Be Well Victoria Collaborative in Victoria County, Texas. Discusses the project's goals of improving the mental health in Victoria County.
Author(s): Josephine Gurch
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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Rising from the Ashes: How Trauma-Informed Care Nurtures Healing in Rural America
Provides an overview of trauma-informed care and how it is provided in rural communities. Highlights the provision of trauma-informed care in a rural California community after wildfires, in a Wyoming pediatrician's clinic, and by rural nurses providing assault exams with support from experts via telehealth.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of trauma-informed care and how it is provided in rural communities. Highlights the provision of trauma-informed care in a rural California community after wildfires, in a Wyoming pediatrician's clinic, and by rural nurses providing assault exams with support from experts via telehealth.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Transitions in Care and Service Use among Medicare Beneficiaries in Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
Examines characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries who use inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) to help reduce preventable admissions and readmissions and create quality of care measures. Addresses the types of care patients receive before, during, and after their stay at an IPF. Includes a chart identifying the number of freestanding and psychiatric unit IPFs in rural and mental health shortage areas.
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Examines characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries who use inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) to help reduce preventable admissions and readmissions and create quality of care measures. Addresses the types of care patients receive before, during, and after their stay at an IPF. Includes a chart identifying the number of freestanding and psychiatric unit IPFs in rural and mental health shortage areas.
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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The Opioid Prescribing Rate and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: State and County Level Analysis
Study highlights the relationship between grandparents raising children and the opioid crisis. Compares American Community Survey data from 2012-2016 with CDC 2016 Opioid Prescribing data. The State and County Level Analysis Poster presents a summary of the study, as well as state and county-level data and maps.
Additional links: State and County Level Analysis Poster
Author(s): Lydia Anderson
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Study highlights the relationship between grandparents raising children and the opioid crisis. Compares American Community Survey data from 2012-2016 with CDC 2016 Opioid Prescribing data. The State and County Level Analysis Poster presents a summary of the study, as well as state and county-level data and maps.
Additional links: State and County Level Analysis Poster
Author(s): Lydia Anderson
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Wild . . . But Not So Wonderful - Responding to Injection Drug Use in West Virginia
Discusses the progress of the opioid crisis, including co-occurring diseases, in West Virginia. Explores barriers and limitations to treatment, stigma, and harm reduction programs. Highlights considerations for policymakers.
Author(s): Robin A. Pollini
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 109(3), 354–355
Date: 03/2019
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Discusses the progress of the opioid crisis, including co-occurring diseases, in West Virginia. Explores barriers and limitations to treatment, stigma, and harm reduction programs. Highlights considerations for policymakers.
Author(s): Robin A. Pollini
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 109(3), 354–355
Date: 03/2019
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Indiana Primary Care Needs Assessment, 2019
Summarizes 2015-2018 efforts to identify gaps in healthcare access and allocate resources to communities in greatest need. Lists Primary Care, Mental, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations obtained between 2015 and 2018. Identifies population health priorities related to infant mortality, obesity, smoking, and substance misuse in Indiana.
Author(s): Chipo Chavanduka, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Summarizes 2015-2018 efforts to identify gaps in healthcare access and allocate resources to communities in greatest need. Lists Primary Care, Mental, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations obtained between 2015 and 2018. Identifies population health priorities related to infant mortality, obesity, smoking, and substance misuse in Indiana.
Author(s): Chipo Chavanduka, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Redesigning Care: A How-to Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems Seeking to Implement, Strengthen and Sustain Telebehavioral Health
Describes strategies and actions for hospitals and health systems that want to start, strengthen, and sustain telebehavioral health programs. Details six elements for successful telebehavioral health implementation: leadership commitment; organizational policies and clinical workflows; staff education and training; patient, family, and caregiver engagement; measurement; and community partnerships. Provides tools and resources for each element of success.
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organizations: American Hospital Association, National Quality Forum
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Describes strategies and actions for hospitals and health systems that want to start, strengthen, and sustain telebehavioral health programs. Details six elements for successful telebehavioral health implementation: leadership commitment; organizational policies and clinical workflows; staff education and training; patient, family, and caregiver engagement; measurement; and community partnerships. Provides tools and resources for each element of success.
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organizations: American Hospital Association, National Quality Forum
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Cigarette Smoking Rates among Veterans: Association with Rurality and Psychiatric Disorders
Details a study on rates of smoking among Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans in rural and urban areas. Looks at co-occurring mental health disorders and presents data by demographic factors, such as sex, ethnicity, and employment, among others.
Author(s): Lara N. Coughlin, Sarah M. Wilson, Meredith C. Erwin, et al.
Citation: Addictive Behaviors, 90, 119-123
Date: 03/2019
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Details a study on rates of smoking among Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans in rural and urban areas. Looks at co-occurring mental health disorders and presents data by demographic factors, such as sex, ethnicity, and employment, among others.
Author(s): Lara N. Coughlin, Sarah M. Wilson, Meredith C. Erwin, et al.
Citation: Addictive Behaviors, 90, 119-123
Date: 03/2019
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Association Between Rural Residence and Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior Among California Adults: A Population-Based Study
Presents a study on nonfatal suicide behaviors, such as suicidal ideation, for 40,041 residents in rural and urban areas of California. Breaks down data by age, sex, and race, among other measures.
Author(s): Claire E. Margerison, Sidra Goldman-Mellor
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 35(2), 262-269
Date: 03/2019
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Presents a study on nonfatal suicide behaviors, such as suicidal ideation, for 40,041 residents in rural and urban areas of California. Breaks down data by age, sex, and race, among other measures.
Author(s): Claire E. Margerison, Sidra Goldman-Mellor
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 35(2), 262-269
Date: 03/2019
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Data Report: 2018 Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensure Survey
Provides workforce demographics and practice characteristics as well as supply and distribution information from 13,031 behavioral therapists and counselors licensed in Indiana. Features statistics on professionals in various specialties, including breakdowns by number of providers delivering telemedicine services.
Author(s): Analise Dickinson, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides workforce demographics and practice characteristics as well as supply and distribution information from 13,031 behavioral therapists and counselors licensed in Indiana. Features statistics on professionals in various specialties, including breakdowns by number of providers delivering telemedicine services.
Author(s): Analise Dickinson, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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