Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mental health
Health System Interventions to Prevent Firearms Injuries and Death: Proceedings of a Workshop
Summarizes the proceedings of a workshop focused on how healthcare systems can reduce gun violence and injuries. Discusses the impact of health systems on the reduction, ways to identify high risk individuals, health system interventions, program examples, and more. Addresses rural in several chapters, including firearm homicide and suicide rates for rural and urban areas, a VA program targeting rural veterans at risk for suicide, a study of gun behavior in Alaska Native populations, and recommendations from a rural physician.
Additional links: Interactive Overview of Workshop Proceedings, Read Online
Author(s): Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summarizes the proceedings of a workshop focused on how healthcare systems can reduce gun violence and injuries. Discusses the impact of health systems on the reduction, ways to identify high risk individuals, health system interventions, program examples, and more. Addresses rural in several chapters, including firearm homicide and suicide rates for rural and urban areas, a VA program targeting rural veterans at risk for suicide, a study of gun behavior in Alaska Native populations, and recommendations from a rural physician.
Additional links: Interactive Overview of Workshop Proceedings, Read Online
Author(s): Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Evidence Brief: Video Telehealth for Primary Care and Mental Health Service
Details an investigation by the Veterans Health Administration into video telehealth as a means of delivering primary and mental healthcare to veterans. Highlights advantages for increasing access for rural veterans.
Additional links: Supplemental Materials
Author(s): Stephanie Veazie, Donald Bourne, Kim Peterson, Johanna Anderson
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Systems Research, Office of Research & Development
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Details an investigation by the Veterans Health Administration into video telehealth as a means of delivering primary and mental healthcare to veterans. Highlights advantages for increasing access for rural veterans.
Additional links: Supplemental Materials
Author(s): Stephanie Veazie, Donald Bourne, Kim Peterson, Johanna Anderson
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Systems Research, Office of Research & Development
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Vermont All Psychiatrists and Core Mental Health Providers by Mental Health Catchment Area: Population per FT
County level map of all psychiatrists and core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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County level map of all psychiatrists and core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Vermont All Core Mental Health Providers by Mental Health Catchment Area: Population per FT
County level map of all core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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County level map of all core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Opioid-Related Hospital Stays Among Women in the United States, 2016
Examines opioid-related hospitalizations among women 15 years of age and older. Provides data by location of patient residence for large metropolitan, small/medium metro, and micropolitan/noncore (rural) areas addressing: opioid-related compared to non-opioid stays; co-occurring mental disorder or pregnancy/childbirth; stays related to opioid abuse/dependence, opioid adverse events, and opioid poisoning/self-harm; and patient race/ethnicity by location of residence.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Kimberly W. McDermott, Kevin C. Heslin
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Examines opioid-related hospitalizations among women 15 years of age and older. Provides data by location of patient residence for large metropolitan, small/medium metro, and micropolitan/noncore (rural) areas addressing: opioid-related compared to non-opioid stays; co-occurring mental disorder or pregnancy/childbirth; stays related to opioid abuse/dependence, opioid adverse events, and opioid poisoning/self-harm; and patient race/ethnicity by location of residence.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Kimberly W. McDermott, Kevin C. Heslin
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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AKVDRS Suicide Death Update - Alaska, 2012-2017
Details a study on the suicide death rate in Alaska from 2012-2017. Features rates for American Indian and Alaska Native, by substance use, and by region.
Author(s): Deborah Hull-Jilly, Scott Saxon
Citation: State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin, 1
Date: 01/2019
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Details a study on the suicide death rate in Alaska from 2012-2017. Features rates for American Indian and Alaska Native, by substance use, and by region.
Author(s): Deborah Hull-Jilly, Scott Saxon
Citation: State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin, 1
Date: 01/2019
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2018-2019 New Hampshire Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) Workforce Data Report
An overview of the mental health practitioner (MHP) workforce in New Hampshire, based on data from 590 actively practicing, New Hampshire-licensed MHPs who renewed their licenses between July 2018 and June 2019. Features statistics including demographics, distribution, education, practice status and capacity, retention, and geographic disparities, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural location.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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An overview of the mental health practitioner (MHP) workforce in New Hampshire, based on data from 590 actively practicing, New Hampshire-licensed MHPs who renewed their licenses between July 2018 and June 2019. Features statistics including demographics, distribution, education, practice status and capacity, retention, and geographic disparities, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural location.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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Sources of Stress among Midwest American Indian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Highlights a study on the stressors in the lives of American Indians with type 2 diabetes. Presents conclusions drawn from focus groups among 5 tribes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Details the stressors and discusses the role they play in the participants' lives.
Author(s): Jessica H. L. Elm, Melissa L. Walls, Benjamin D. Aronson
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 33-62
Date: 2019
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Highlights a study on the stressors in the lives of American Indians with type 2 diabetes. Presents conclusions drawn from focus groups among 5 tribes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Details the stressors and discusses the role they play in the participants' lives.
Author(s): Jessica H. L. Elm, Melissa L. Walls, Benjamin D. Aronson
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(1), 33-62
Date: 2019
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Wac'inyeya: Hope among American Indian Youth
Study aims to identify the factors that make American Indian (AI) youth hopeful for the future. Highlights data on AI youth suicide and details the methods of the focus-group based study.
Author(s): Jacqueline S. Gray, Lisa Schrader, Devon S. Isaacs, Megan K. Smith, Naomi M. Bender
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
Date: 2019
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Study aims to identify the factors that make American Indian (AI) youth hopeful for the future. Highlights data on AI youth suicide and details the methods of the focus-group based study.
Author(s): Jacqueline S. Gray, Lisa Schrader, Devon S. Isaacs, Megan K. Smith, Naomi M. Bender
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 26(2), 151-171
Date: 2019
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Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth
Report highlights research on mental, emotional, and behavioral development in children and youth. Describes the different challenges for cognitive development in both urban and rural areas and explores the necessary structures that facilitate regular development. Available for free download with login.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Report highlights research on mental, emotional, and behavioral development in children and youth. Describes the different challenges for cognitive development in both urban and rural areas and explores the necessary structures that facilitate regular development. Available for free download with login.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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