Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Expansion of Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care After State-Level Policy Changes From 2019 to 2022
Explores mental health access associated with state-level telehealth policy changes due to COVID-19. Highlights disparities in mental health via telehealth access before and after COVID-related policy changes and details access rates in counties based on race and rurality, among other measures.
Author(s): Ryan K. McBain, Megan S. Schuler, Nabeel Qureshi, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(6), e2318045
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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Explores mental health access associated with state-level telehealth policy changes due to COVID-19. Highlights disparities in mental health via telehealth access before and after COVID-related policy changes and details access rates in counties based on race and rurality, among other measures.
Author(s): Ryan K. McBain, Megan S. Schuler, Nabeel Qureshi, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(6), e2318045
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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Suicide Demographics and Trends, Ohio, 2021
A fact sheet that provides information on suicide trends in Ohio between 2012 and 2021 by race/ethnicity, age, and county.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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A fact sheet that provides information on suicide trends in Ohio between 2012 and 2021 by race/ethnicity, age, and county.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Payment System for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities for FY 2024
Comment on an April 4, 2023, Federal Register proposed rule revising the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for fiscal year 2024. Includes a discussion of rural IPF PPS payment adjustments.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Comment on an April 4, 2023, Federal Register proposed rule revising the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for fiscal year 2024. Includes a discussion of rural IPF PPS payment adjustments.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Drug Treatment Services among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia
Examines the ability of people who inject drugs (PWID) to access treatment options in rural West Virginia. Analyzes 2018 interviews with PWID regarding barriers and facilitators to treatment, such as dismissal from treatment services, need for comprehensive services and financial support, withdrawal symptoms, medications for opioid use disorder, and more.
Author(s): Abigail K. Winiker, Kristin E. Schneider, Rebecca Hamilton White, et al.
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 20, 69
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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Examines the ability of people who inject drugs (PWID) to access treatment options in rural West Virginia. Analyzes 2018 interviews with PWID regarding barriers and facilitators to treatment, such as dismissal from treatment services, need for comprehensive services and financial support, withdrawal symptoms, medications for opioid use disorder, and more.
Author(s): Abigail K. Winiker, Kristin E. Schneider, Rebecca Hamilton White, et al.
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 20, 69
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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Rural Healthy People 2030: New Decade, New Challenges
Examines survey of 1,475 rural stakeholders about their priorities from the Healthy People 2030 initiative to develop Rural Healthy People 2030. Data include tables ranking responses including mental health, healthcare access, substance misuse, economic stability, and more. Discusses how priorities have shifted from Rural Healthy People 2010 and Rural Healthy People 2020.
Author(s): Timothy Callaghan, Morgan Kassabian, Natasha Johnson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 33(2023), 1-6
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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Examines survey of 1,475 rural stakeholders about their priorities from the Healthy People 2030 initiative to develop Rural Healthy People 2030. Data include tables ranking responses including mental health, healthcare access, substance misuse, economic stability, and more. Discusses how priorities have shifted from Rural Healthy People 2010 and Rural Healthy People 2020.
Author(s): Timothy Callaghan, Morgan Kassabian, Natasha Johnson, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 33(2023), 1-6
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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New Hampshire's Mental Health HPSAs
County-level map showing Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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County-level map showing Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas for Mental Care in Washington
Shows full or partial areas of counties designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Washington.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Shows full or partial areas of counties designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Washington.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Pain in the Nation: The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths - Special Feature: Youth Mental Health and Well-Being
Presents the rates of drug, alcohol, and suicide deaths in the U.S. in 2021 and from 1999 to 2021. Discusses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on deaths of despair and the state of the ongoing opioid crisis. Includes a special feature focusing on youth mental health and well being. Highlights data on rural and urban communities.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Presents the rates of drug, alcohol, and suicide deaths in the U.S. in 2021 and from 1999 to 2021. Discusses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on deaths of despair and the state of the ongoing opioid crisis. Includes a special feature focusing on youth mental health and well being. Highlights data on rural and urban communities.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support among Rural Older Adults: The Case for Social Infrastructure and Attention to Ethnoracial Differences
Evaluated 110,850 rural older adults to determine the connection between social infrastructure and social and emotional support (SaES). Looks for variance across race and ethnicity and discusses the implication for mental health.
Author(s): Danielle Rhubart, Jennifer Kowalkowski, Logan Wincott
Citation: Rural Sociology 88(3), 731-762
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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Evaluated 110,850 rural older adults to determine the connection between social infrastructure and social and emotional support (SaES). Looks for variance across race and ethnicity and discusses the implication for mental health.
Author(s): Danielle Rhubart, Jennifer Kowalkowski, Logan Wincott
Citation: Rural Sociology 88(3), 731-762
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care in Rural America
Recording of a May 2023 webinar discussing behavioral health and primary care integration in rural areas. Explores the importance of integration in rural areas, the barriers to integration, and opportunities for policies that can improve access to care. Features opening remarks from Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and a panel of providers from Missouri, New Hampshire, and Texas. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Recording of a May 2023 webinar discussing behavioral health and primary care integration in rural areas. Explores the importance of integration in rural areas, the barriers to integration, and opportunities for policies that can improve access to care. Features opening remarks from Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and a panel of providers from Missouri, New Hampshire, and Texas. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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