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Resources by Topic: Behavioral health

National Rural Health Policy: Recommendations from the First Eight Years of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Summarizes activities and accomplishments of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health from 1988-1996. Includes chapters on health workforce, Medicare payment policy, special needs of rural populations, and issues impacting rural health which the committee may address in the future.
Date: 01/1997
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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CAPES Academy
Offers free self-paced training for nursing clinical instructors and preceptors covering topics such as suicide prevention, student engagement, professional resilience, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
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Texas Health Insights Dashboard
Dashboard providing county-level data on demographics, access to care, health needs and outcomes, non-medical drivers of health, and health risk and protective factors in Texas.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Institute
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Financing and Sustaining Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care Settings Toolkit
Interactive toolkit aims to help primary care providers build and maintain financially sustainable integrated behavioral health (IBH) models into their practices. Highlights models for creating funding streams that can sustain IBH models. Provides substance use resources, a literature collection, and case studies, among other resources, to support IBH program planning and implementation.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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SAMHSA: Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
Collects reports detailing evidence-based practices for prevention, treatment, and recovery support for mental health and substance used disorders. Provides information and tools for behavioral health providers, communities, and policy-makers. Allows users to filter resources by health conditions, substances, and population group, such as American Indian and/or Alaska Natives, among others.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Financial Hardship And Children's Mental Health
Examines the mental health risks associated with children experiencing financial hardship and poverty. Provides county-level rates of poverty in Wisconsin and rural and urban percentage of Wisconsin children utilizing Medicaid. Offers family, community, and policy solutions for childhood financial stress.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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UVM CORA Co-Occurring PTSD and OUD Toolkit
Toolkit provides evidence-based assessments, treatment and training materials, and educational resources for behavioral health professionals providing care to rural people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and opioid use disorder (OUD). Discusses the challenges of treating OUD with co-occurring PTSD and highlights strategies for assessment, counseling, and/or referrals.
Sponsoring organization: University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction
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Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program
Presents mental health resources, tools and support to build mental health resilience and combat stigma in rural and farming communities.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Minds
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Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention in Rural America
Offers a free online course on mental health and suicide in rural America. Hosted by Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, the course is aimed at educating veterinarians, veterinary students, and agribusiness professionals and presents practical support strategies and resources for rural people facing mental health challenges.
Sponsoring organizations: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, NY FarmNet, Rural Minds
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Nevada Substance Use Surveillance Dashboard
Interactive dashboard providing data on substance use disorders, overdoses, and deaths from overdose in Nevada. Data may be filtered by rural area or region.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Authority
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