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Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Health Disparities in Central Nervous System Disorders - Structural and Social Risks: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief
Presents the proceedings of a workshop on strategies to reduce health disparities relating to central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Highlights some of the social factors that contribute and correlate with CNS disorders among racial and ethnic minority groups, such as American Indian and Alaska Native tribal nations. Discusses evidence-based interventions to produce equitable outcomes.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Sciences Policy
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Presents the proceedings of a workshop on strategies to reduce health disparities relating to central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Highlights some of the social factors that contribute and correlate with CNS disorders among racial and ethnic minority groups, such as American Indian and Alaska Native tribal nations. Discusses evidence-based interventions to produce equitable outcomes.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Sciences Policy
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Medicare Telehealth Trends Dashboard, 2019-2021
Interactive dashboard provides data on Medicare beneficiaries' telehealth visits from 2019 through 2021. Allows users to explore data by beneficiary characteristics, including age, disability status, urban/rural residence; behavioral health versus non-behavioral health visits; telehealth modality; and the percent of total visits that were via telehealth visits in 2020 by state.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Interactive dashboard provides data on Medicare beneficiaries' telehealth visits from 2019 through 2021. Allows users to explore data by beneficiary characteristics, including age, disability status, urban/rural residence; behavioral health versus non-behavioral health visits; telehealth modality; and the percent of total visits that were via telehealth visits in 2020 by state.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Health Disparities in Central Nervous System Disorders: Driving Transformative Change: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief
Highlights the proceedings of a workshop on strategies to reduce health disparities relating to central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Explores CNS health disparities in rural and low-income communities and among racial and ethnic minority groups, such as American Indian and Alaska Native tribal nations. Discusses the roles academia, industry, and the government have in creating a diverse neuroscience workforce to advance community partnerships and collaborations.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Sciences Policy
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Highlights the proceedings of a workshop on strategies to reduce health disparities relating to central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Explores CNS health disparities in rural and low-income communities and among racial and ethnic minority groups, such as American Indian and Alaska Native tribal nations. Discusses the roles academia, industry, and the government have in creating a diverse neuroscience workforce to advance community partnerships and collaborations.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Health Sciences Policy
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop
Presents a workshop focusing on mental healthcare access for veterans. Discusses some of the challenges the VA faces in delivering mental healthcare to veterans, particularly those in rural and low-income communities. Explores methods to improve mental health access and highlights best practices.
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Presents a workshop focusing on mental healthcare access for veterans. Discusses some of the challenges the VA faces in delivering mental healthcare to veterans, particularly those in rural and low-income communities. Explores methods to improve mental health access and highlights best practices.
Author(s): Board on Health Care Services
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Approaches for First Responders
Discusses strategies for first responders in connecting people who use drugs to substance use services including training, developing partnerships, and examples of programs across the country. Chapter 4 covers rural-specific challenges.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Discusses strategies for first responders in connecting people who use drugs to substance use services including training, developing partnerships, and examples of programs across the country. Chapter 4 covers rural-specific challenges.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis: Costs and Financing Strategies
Report discusses the costs and funding options for coordinated specialty care (CSC) as an early intervention for patients experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Presents a systemic review of studies examining CSC costs and highlights current financing strategies. Makes recommendations for behavioral health organizations and features states expanding coverage of CSC to rural areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report discusses the costs and funding options for coordinated specialty care (CSC) as an early intervention for patients experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Presents a systemic review of studies examining CSC costs and highlights current financing strategies. Makes recommendations for behavioral health organizations and features states expanding coverage of CSC to rural areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study: Findings Report
Report discusses the lifetime and past-year prevalence of mental health disorders and past-year substance use across the United States. Breaks down prevalence data by age, race, diagnosis, and rurality, among other measures.
Author(s): H. Ringeisen, M. Edlund, H. Guyer, et al.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: RTI International
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Report discusses the lifetime and past-year prevalence of mental health disorders and past-year substance use across the United States. Breaks down prevalence data by age, race, diagnosis, and rurality, among other measures.
Author(s): H. Ringeisen, M. Edlund, H. Guyer, et al.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: RTI International
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Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children
Discusses the factors that cause inequities and limited access to resources for young children, such as poverty, food insecurity, abuse and violence, lack of social and emotional safety, inadequate healthcare and schooling, and more. Discusses policy and practices aimed at reducing opportunity gaps, with a focus on historically disadvantaged populations, including those in rural areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Discusses the factors that cause inequities and limited access to resources for young children, such as poverty, food insecurity, abuse and violence, lack of social and emotional safety, inadequate healthcare and schooling, and more. Discusses policy and practices aimed at reducing opportunity gaps, with a focus on historically disadvantaged populations, including those in rural areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Ohio Crisis Systems Landscape Analysis 2023
An overview of the Ohio crisis system that provides care for substance use disorder and mental health concerns. Includes information and data on how quality is assessed for crisis systems on measures such as call centers, mobile outreach, stabilization, and more, as well as county-level maps showing location of crisis services and facilities. Discusses strategies to improve crisis systems.
Additional links: Appendices
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services
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An overview of the Ohio crisis system that provides care for substance use disorder and mental health concerns. Includes information and data on how quality is assessed for crisis systems on measures such as call centers, mobile outreach, stabilization, and more, as well as county-level maps showing location of crisis services and facilities. Discusses strategies to improve crisis systems.
Additional links: Appendices
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services
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Engaging At-Risk Rural Residents in Secondary Lung Cancer Prevention
Presents the results of a qualitative study analyzing interview transcripts of rural residents in Maine at risk for lung cancer based on smoking history and age to identify key themes that influence their understanding and attitudes regarding lung cancer risk, low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening tests, and the role of patient-provider relationships.
Author(s): Erika Ziller, Jean A Talbot, Martha Elbaum, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 14
Date: 2023
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Presents the results of a qualitative study analyzing interview transcripts of rural residents in Maine at risk for lung cancer based on smoking history and age to identify key themes that influence their understanding and attitudes regarding lung cancer risk, low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening tests, and the role of patient-provider relationships.
Author(s): Erika Ziller, Jean A Talbot, Martha Elbaum, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 14
Date: 2023
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