Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mental health
Appalachian Diseases of Despair
Provides information on Appalachian mortality disparities due to overdose, suicide, and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis among people ages 15-64. Utilizes data from the 2022 Multiple Cause of Death database broken down by Appalachian state, region, gender, and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan status.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Provides information on Appalachian mortality disparities due to overdose, suicide, and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis among people ages 15-64. Utilizes data from the 2022 Multiple Cause of Death database broken down by Appalachian state, region, gender, and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan status.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Evolving the Landscape: Texas State Hospitals Long-Range Planning Report
Reports on the current status of Texas state hospitals, identifies factors affecting future demand for services, and describes strategies to maximize state hospital use, efficiency, and effectiveness. See PDF pages 21-23 for discussion of rural access to mental health services and rural mental health workforce shortages.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on the current status of Texas state hospitals, identifies factors affecting future demand for services, and describes strategies to maximize state hospital use, efficiency, and effectiveness. See PDF pages 21-23 for discussion of rural access to mental health services and rural mental health workforce shortages.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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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 gender, race/ethnicity, 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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Examines the emotional and financial health of caregivers across gender, race/ethnicity, 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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Empowering Education and Support for Breastfeeding People Living in Rural Communities
Presents a scenario which demonstrates common challenges and barriers to support for breastfeeding people 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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: MotherToBaby
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Presents a scenario which demonstrates common challenges and barriers to support for breastfeeding people 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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: MotherToBaby
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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effects of a Web-Delivered Behavioral Parent Training Intervention for Rural Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Protocol
Describes a protocol to study Attend Behavior, a web-based parent training program for caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in rural areas. Discusses study design, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes related to program feasibility and acceptability, child behaviors, and parents' mental health.
Author(s): Samantha Ault, Kayla Herbell, Nathan Helsabeck, et al.
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(8), e0307273
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Describes a protocol to study Attend Behavior, a web-based parent training program for caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in rural areas. Discusses study design, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes related to program feasibility and acceptability, child behaviors, and parents' mental health.
Author(s): Samantha Ault, Kayla Herbell, Nathan Helsabeck, et al.
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(8), e0307273
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Districts Try with Limited Success to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism: Selected Findings from the Spring 2024 American School District Panel Survey and Interviews
Discusses the rise of chronic absenteeism in schools in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various causes, such as mental health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey data from 190 school district leaders and includes information on the percentage of districts experiencing chronic absenteeism and at what level; the characteristics of districts, including region, size, and urbanicity; and district methods of reducing chronic absenteeism.
Author(s): Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lydia R. Rainey, Lisa Chu, Heather L. Schwartz
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Discusses the rise of chronic absenteeism in schools in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various causes, such as mental health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey data from 190 school district leaders and includes information on the percentage of districts experiencing chronic absenteeism and at what level; the characteristics of districts, including region, size, and urbanicity; and district methods of reducing chronic absenteeism.
Author(s): Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lydia R. Rainey, Lisa Chu, Heather L. Schwartz
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Rural Health Disparities in Hawai'i
Highlights rural health disparities in Hawaii related to overall health perception, physical health, and mental health. Includes discussion of disparities within rural areas for people with disabilities and people with incomes below the poverty line. Offers rural and urban comparisons, sociodemographic characteristics of surveyed individuals, and policy implications for study findings.
Author(s): Daniela Bond-Smith, Steven Bond-Smith, Ruben Juarez
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai'i, UH Rural Health Research and Policy Center
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Highlights rural health disparities in Hawaii related to overall health perception, physical health, and mental health. Includes discussion of disparities within rural areas for people with disabilities and people with incomes below the poverty line. Offers rural and urban comparisons, sociodemographic characteristics of surveyed individuals, and policy implications for study findings.
Author(s): Daniela Bond-Smith, Steven Bond-Smith, Ruben Juarez
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai'i, UH Rural Health Research and Policy Center
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The State of Health in Tennessee: 2024 Annual Report to the 113th Tennessee General Assembly
Assesses the health status of Tennesseans across the four areas of the State Health Plan Framework: A Healthy Start, A Healthy Life, a Healthy Environment, and a Healthy System of Care. Includes a section on social determinants of health and features statistics on various populations and aspects of healthcare, including rural hospital closures.
Additional links: A Healthy Environment: Housing, A Healthy Life: Income and Poverty, A Healthy Start: Poverty & Food Insecurity, A Healthy System of Care: Access
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Assesses the health status of Tennesseans across the four areas of the State Health Plan Framework: A Healthy Start, A Healthy Life, a Healthy Environment, and a Healthy System of Care. Includes a section on social determinants of health and features statistics on various populations and aspects of healthcare, including rural hospital closures.
Additional links: A Healthy Environment: Housing, A Healthy Life: Income and Poverty, A Healthy Start: Poverty & Food Insecurity, A Healthy System of Care: Access
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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