Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Rural Maryland
Infographic describing the role and activities of community health workers (CHWs) in rural areas of Maryland. Features statistics on percent of CHWs providing services to vulnerable populations in rural Maryland, and substance use disorder support and funding for CHWs, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Infographic describing the role and activities of community health workers (CHWs) in rural areas of Maryland. Features statistics on percent of CHWs providing services to vulnerable populations in rural Maryland, and substance use disorder support and funding for CHWs, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Healthy Kansans 2030 State Health Assessment Report
Provides an overview of population health in Kansas, with a focus on social determinants of health (SDOH), data on health conditions, mental health, and the public health system. Includes county-level data on childhood poverty, income, food access, housing issues, environmental health risks, life expectancy, smoking behavior, childhood immunizations, insurance, primary care provider and dentist workforce supply, and maternal health issues. Includes information specific to rural areas.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides an overview of population health in Kansas, with a focus on social determinants of health (SDOH), data on health conditions, mental health, and the public health system. Includes county-level data on childhood poverty, income, food access, housing issues, environmental health risks, life expectancy, smoking behavior, childhood immunizations, insurance, primary care provider and dentist workforce supply, and maternal health issues. Includes information specific to rural areas.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Nevada Rural Children's Mental Health Consortium Services Priority Report, 2022
Provides overview of children's mental health in rural Nevada. Includes progress report on the Rural Children's Mental Health Consortium strategic plan and review of 2020-2021 activities.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Rural Children's Mental Health Consortium
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Provides overview of children's mental health in rural Nevada. Includes progress report on the Rural Children's Mental Health Consortium strategic plan and review of 2020-2021 activities.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Rural Children's Mental Health Consortium
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Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches for Treating Complex Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care -- The SPIRIT Study
Details a study on the use of telepsychiatry and telepsychology to treat complex psychiatric disorders in rural primary care settings. Discusses a trials done in 24 primary care clinics without behavioral health services. Compares models of care and draws conclusions from survey data.
Additional links: Audio Abstract Recording, En Español, Research Summary
Author(s): John C. Fortney, Jürgen Unützer
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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Details a study on the use of telepsychiatry and telepsychology to treat complex psychiatric disorders in rural primary care settings. Discusses a trials done in 24 primary care clinics without behavioral health services. Compares models of care and draws conclusions from survey data.
Additional links: Audio Abstract Recording, En Español, Research Summary
Author(s): John C. Fortney, Jürgen Unützer
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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New Mexico Health & Human Services Data Book, 2022
2022 data book for New Mexico highlighting sociodemographic indicators, substance use, behavioral health, various health conditions, mortality, and more. Includes county profiles outlining a range of demographic, economic, and health data.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Human Services Department
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2022 data book for New Mexico highlighting sociodemographic indicators, substance use, behavioral health, various health conditions, mortality, and more. Includes county profiles outlining a range of demographic, economic, and health data.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Human Services Department
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Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse
Offers an overview of policies and strategies to prevent and reduce alcohol consumption appropriate for use in local, state, tribal and/or territorial levels. Demonstrates how communities have implemented, enforced, and evaluated these policies.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Offers an overview of policies and strategies to prevent and reduce alcohol consumption appropriate for use in local, state, tribal and/or territorial levels. Demonstrates how communities have implemented, enforced, and evaluated these policies.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health 2022 Annual Report
Provides an overview on children's mental health in Wisconsin, with information on well-being trends and demographics, partnerships and response to needs, potential strategies, and more. Includes data on county-level provider to resident ratios, mental health statistics broken down by race/ethnicity as well as social/economic factors, and family stories from rural areas.
Additional links: Briefing, Dashboard, Presentation Slides
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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Provides an overview on children's mental health in Wisconsin, with information on well-being trends and demographics, partnerships and response to needs, potential strategies, and more. Includes data on county-level provider to resident ratios, mental health statistics broken down by race/ethnicity as well as social/economic factors, and family stories from rural areas.
Additional links: Briefing, Dashboard, Presentation Slides
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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Stigma Experienced by Rural Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis
Explores the stigma experienced by rural pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD). Bases findings on a literature review of studies from 2000-2022. Breaks down the various ways and areas rural pregnant women with SUD experience stigma, such as within the community and healthcare settings. Discusses the importance of comprehensive care that takes these experiences into consideration.
Author(s): Victoria Bright, Julia Riddle, Jean Kerver
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15065
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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Explores the stigma experienced by rural pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD). Bases findings on a literature review of studies from 2000-2022. Breaks down the various ways and areas rural pregnant women with SUD experience stigma, such as within the community and healthcare settings. Discusses the importance of comprehensive care that takes these experiences into consideration.
Author(s): Victoria Bright, Julia Riddle, Jean Kerver
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15065
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations
Describes various methods of adapting evidence-based practices (EBPs) to meet the needs of populations who experience barriers in receiving behavioral health services due to a variety of factors including race, ethnicity, geography, income, sexual orientation, and disability. Offers guidance on implementing adapted EBPs with examples for behavioral health professionals, administrators, researchers, and others involved with helping individuals in need of mental health and substance use disorder services.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Describes various methods of adapting evidence-based practices (EBPs) to meet the needs of populations who experience barriers in receiving behavioral health services due to a variety of factors including race, ethnicity, geography, income, sexual orientation, and disability. Offers guidance on implementing adapted EBPs with examples for behavioral health professionals, administrators, researchers, and others involved with helping individuals in need of mental health and substance use disorder services.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: Proceedings of a Workshop
Report details the proceedings of a workshop addressing suicide prevention for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in tribal communities. Highlights suicide rates and prevention strategies in indigenous communities. Makes recommendations for improvement of data quality, cultural competency, and research, among other factors.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Report details the proceedings of a workshop addressing suicide prevention for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in tribal communities. Highlights suicide rates and prevention strategies in indigenous communities. Makes recommendations for improvement of data quality, cultural competency, and research, among other factors.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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