Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Implementing Individual Placement and Support in Rural Communities: Barriers and Strategies
An issue brief focused on individual placement and support (IPS) programs for people with mental health conditions to help sustain their employment. Utilizes interview data with 27 IPS specialists to discuss barriers and strategies to implementing IPS in rural areas, focused on issues such as mental healthcare workforce availability, funding, transportation, internet access, job opportunity, and local cultural perceptions.
Author(s): Gary R. Bond, Monirah AI-Abdulmunem, Deborah R. Becker, Robert E. Drake
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: ASPIRE: Advancing State Policy Integration for Recovery and Employment
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An issue brief focused on individual placement and support (IPS) programs for people with mental health conditions to help sustain their employment. Utilizes interview data with 27 IPS specialists to discuss barriers and strategies to implementing IPS in rural areas, focused on issues such as mental healthcare workforce availability, funding, transportation, internet access, job opportunity, and local cultural perceptions.
Author(s): Gary R. Bond, Monirah AI-Abdulmunem, Deborah R. Becker, Robert E. Drake
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: ASPIRE: Advancing State Policy Integration for Recovery and Employment
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Integrating Employment and Mental Health Services: Implementation of the Individual Placement and Support Model for Adults with Justice Involvement
Examines the Individual Placement and Support for Adults with Justice Involvement (IPS-AJI) program, which helps justice involved adults with mental health issues find and maintain employment. Analyzes 5 mental health centers that have implemented IPS-AJI and focuses on the program context, population served, key aspects of implementation, and the cost of the program. Mental health centers located in Claremore, Oklahoma; Moline, Illinois; and Davenport, Iowa are considered rural.
Author(s): Jacqueline Kauff, Jennifer Herard, Tim Kautz, et al.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Mathematica
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Examines the Individual Placement and Support for Adults with Justice Involvement (IPS-AJI) program, which helps justice involved adults with mental health issues find and maintain employment. Analyzes 5 mental health centers that have implemented IPS-AJI and focuses on the program context, population served, key aspects of implementation, and the cost of the program. Mental health centers located in Claremore, Oklahoma; Moline, Illinois; and Davenport, Iowa are considered rural.
Author(s): Jacqueline Kauff, Jennifer Herard, Tim Kautz, et al.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Mathematica
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Syringe Access, Syringe Sharing, and Perceptions of HCV: A Qualitative Study Exploring the HCV Risk Environment in Rural Northern New England, United States
Highlights a study on syringe access for people who inject drugs (PWID), rates of syringe sharing, and perceived hepatitis C (HCV) risk in rural Northern New England. Bases findings on semi-structured interviews and breaks down data by state of residence, age, and drug of choice, among other measures.
Author(s): Eric Romo, Elyse Bianchet, Patrick Dowd, et al.
Citation: Viruses, 16(9), 1364
Date: 08/2024
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Highlights a study on syringe access for people who inject drugs (PWID), rates of syringe sharing, and perceived hepatitis C (HCV) risk in rural Northern New England. Bases findings on semi-structured interviews and breaks down data by state of residence, age, and drug of choice, among other measures.
Author(s): Eric Romo, Elyse Bianchet, Patrick Dowd, et al.
Citation: Viruses, 16(9), 1364
Date: 08/2024
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Somebody to Lean On: Understanding Self-Stigma and Willingness to Disclose in the Context of Addiction
Presents a study on self-stigma, or the unwillingness to disclose opioid use, and aims to identify factors that predict lower levels of self-stigma. Breaks down data by sex, age, and rural/urban location, among other measures. Discusses strategies for overcoming self-stigma.
Author(s): Qing Ma, Christopher R. Whipple, Övgü Kaynak, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8), 1044
Date: 08/2024
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Presents a study on self-stigma, or the unwillingness to disclose opioid use, and aims to identify factors that predict lower levels of self-stigma. Breaks down data by sex, age, and rural/urban location, among other measures. Discusses strategies for overcoming self-stigma.
Author(s): Qing Ma, Christopher R. Whipple, Övgü Kaynak, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8), 1044
Date: 08/2024
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MN Rational Service Areas: Mental Health Geographic and Low Income HPSA Designations
Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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2024 Wisconsin Health Care Quality Report: Data-Driven Excellence - Enhancing Health Outcomes through Quality Measures
Provides information on healthcare quality in Wisconsin, focusing on data reporting, comparative state and national quality performance measures, quality improvement initiatives and projects, and more. Includes discussion of the Rural Health & Substance Use Support Program (RHeSUS) and naloxone distribution in emergency departments.
Additional links: Infographic
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Provides information on healthcare quality in Wisconsin, focusing on data reporting, comparative state and national quality performance measures, quality improvement initiatives and projects, and more. Includes discussion of the Rural Health & Substance Use Support Program (RHeSUS) and naloxone distribution in emergency departments.
Additional links: Infographic
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Changes in Substance Use Diagnoses in the Great Plains During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Analyzed 109,671 patient visits for alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, or stimulant use disorder in 7 Great Plains states between March 2019 and March 2021 to report on demographic and geographic pattern disruptions in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes discussion of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residency on data and policy implications regarding access to care.
Author(s): Ahmed Nahian, Lisa M. McFadden
Citation: Healthcare, 12(16)
Date: 08/2024
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Analyzed 109,671 patient visits for alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, or stimulant use disorder in 7 Great Plains states between March 2019 and March 2021 to report on demographic and geographic pattern disruptions in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes discussion of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residency on data and policy implications regarding access to care.
Author(s): Ahmed Nahian, Lisa M. McFadden
Citation: Healthcare, 12(16)
Date: 08/2024
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Variations in Caregivers' Health and Well-Being in the North Central Region: Research Snapshot
Examines the emotional and financial health of caregivers across race/ethnicity, sex, household income, rurality, and caregiving type. Utilizes 2023 data from the North Central Region and provides statistics on physical, mental, social, and financial effects of caregiving.
Author(s): Elena Pojman, Florence Becot, Shoshanah Inwood
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Examines the emotional and financial health of caregivers across race/ethnicity, sex, household income, rurality, and caregiving type. Utilizes 2023 data from the North Central Region and provides statistics on physical, mental, social, and financial effects of caregiving.
Author(s): Elena Pojman, Florence Becot, Shoshanah Inwood
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Mental Health of Women in Rural Illinois: Insights from the Household Pulse Survey, June-July 2024
Explores the mental health of women in nonmetropolitan Illinois. Utilizes 2024 data from the Household Pulse Survey to examine rate of mental illness in nonmetro Illinois women according to race, education, income and marital status; impacts of role overload; and feelings on loneliness and connectedness.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Explores the mental health of women in nonmetropolitan Illinois. Utilizes 2024 data from the Household Pulse Survey to examine rate of mental illness in nonmetro Illinois women according to race, education, income and marital status; impacts of role overload; and feelings on loneliness and connectedness.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Empowering Education and Support for Breastfeeding Women Living in Rural Communities
Presents a scenario which demonstrates common challenges and barriers to support for breastfeeding in rural communities. Discusses no-cost services which support mental health and provide evidence-based information on vaccination and medication for breastfeeding people.
Author(s): Angela Messer
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: MotherToBaby
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Presents a scenario which demonstrates common challenges and barriers to support for breastfeeding in rural communities. Discusses no-cost services which support mental health and provide evidence-based information on vaccination and medication for breastfeeding people.
Author(s): Angela Messer
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: MotherToBaby
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