Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Suicide and suicide prevention
Addressing Suicide Potential and Prevention in Rural and Frontier Areas: Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Providers
Provides an overview of suicide in rural areas and discusses the role of primary care providers in suicide prevention. Focuses on identifying high risk rural counties and equipping rural primary providers to care for suicidal patients. Includes suicide risk data for five states based on rurality.
Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Jim Ciarlo, Jean Demmler, Christa Smith, Tamara DeHay
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Provides an overview of suicide in rural areas and discusses the role of primary care providers in suicide prevention. Focuses on identifying high risk rural counties and equipping rural primary providers to care for suicidal patients. Includes suicide risk data for five states based on rurality.
Author(s): Mimi McFaul, Jim Ciarlo, Jean Demmler, Christa Smith, Tamara DeHay
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
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Strategies for Suicide Prevention in Veterans
Presents research that explores various veteran suicide prevention strategies and how promising they might be. Strategies include programs for outreach, counseling, and treatment coordination. Addresses the difference in suicide prevalence among veterans in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Paul Shekelle, Steven Bagley, Brett Munjas
Date: 01/2009
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Systems Research, Office of Research & Development
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Presents research that explores various veteran suicide prevention strategies and how promising they might be. Strategies include programs for outreach, counseling, and treatment coordination. Addresses the difference in suicide prevalence among veterans in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Paul Shekelle, Steven Bagley, Brett Munjas
Date: 01/2009
Sponsoring organization: VA Health Systems Research, Office of Research & Development
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Preventing Youth Suicide in Rural America: Recommendations to States
Discusses recommendations for state-level agencies to prevent and address suicide among rural youth. Covers data and surveillance, screening, gatekeeper training, and survivor issues.
Date: 04/2008
Sponsoring organizations: State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Discusses recommendations for state-level agencies to prevent and address suicide among rural youth. Covers data and surveillance, screening, gatekeeper training, and survivor issues.
Date: 04/2008
Sponsoring organizations: State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Mental Health Encounters in Critical Access Hospital Emergency Rooms: A National Survey
Examines the extent to which Critical Access Hospital (CAH) emergency rooms are used as a mental health safety net. Investigates the types of cases that present with mental health problems, as well as the resources available to emergency room staff in CAHs for addressing such problems.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief: Smallest Rural Hospitals Treat Mental Health Emergencies
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika Ziller, Stephenie Loux, et al.
Date: 09/2005
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the extent to which Critical Access Hospital (CAH) emergency rooms are used as a mental health safety net. Investigates the types of cases that present with mental health problems, as well as the resources available to emergency room staff in CAHs for addressing such problems.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief: Smallest Rural Hospitals Treat Mental Health Emergencies
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika Ziller, Stephenie Loux, et al.
Date: 09/2005
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Training for Community Health Workers/Promotores de Salud
Offers multiple live and self-paced trainings for community health workers covering agricultural health and safety topics including naloxone use, farmer mental health and suicide prevention, and human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention. Includes continuing education opportunities.
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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Offers multiple live and self-paced trainings for community health workers covering agricultural health and safety topics including naloxone use, farmer mental health and suicide prevention, and human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention. Includes continuing education opportunities.
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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AgInjuryNews.org
Database of news articles tracking agriculture-related injuries. Includes filters by location, type of injury, type of operation, fatality, suicide, demographics, and more. Requires a free account to access database.
Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center
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Database of news articles tracking agriculture-related injuries. Includes filters by location, type of injury, type of operation, fatality, suicide, demographics, and more. Requires a free account to access database.
Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center
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New Mexico Substance Use & Mental Health Epidemiology Profile Dashboard
Dashboard providing data on substance use, substance use-related mortality, and suicide-related mortality among adults and youth in New Mexico. Includes county-level data on use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, with additional information on other substance use and mental health indicators and demographics.
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Dashboard providing data on substance use, substance use-related mortality, and suicide-related mortality among adults and youth in New Mexico. Includes county-level data on use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, with additional information on other substance use and mental health indicators and demographics.
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Alabama County Health Profiles, 2023
Vital health statistics of Alabama counties for 2023. Includes pregnancies, births, infant mortality, population, mortality by age group, selected causes of death, marriage and divorce, and more. Includes comparisons of selected indicators by race, age, and sex.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Public Health
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Vital health statistics of Alabama counties for 2023. Includes pregnancies, births, infant mortality, population, mortality by age group, selected causes of death, marriage and divorce, and more. Includes comparisons of selected indicators by race, age, and sex.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Public Health
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Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Public Health Data Portal Dashboards
Gallery of interactive dashboards displaying Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) public health data on topics including cancer, infectious disease, opioid overdose, suicide, emergency medical response, trauma, and more. Dashboards include demographic, year-by-year, and county-by-county data.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Gallery of interactive dashboards displaying Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) public health data on topics including cancer, infectious disease, opioid overdose, suicide, emergency medical response, trauma, and more. Dashboards include demographic, year-by-year, and county-by-county data.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Wisconsin Suicide Prevention: Data
Offers data on suicide in Wisconsin by various demographic, mental health, and geographic factors including a rural and urban comparison. Includes related reports, fact sheets, and other dashboards and data.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Offers data on suicide in Wisconsin by various demographic, mental health, and geographic factors including a rural and urban comparison. Includes related reports, fact sheets, and other dashboards and data.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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