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1241. Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project Behavioral Health Care Coordination Summit: Summit Findings - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Summarizes the findings from a two-day summit on the role of rural hospitals in addressing behavioral health as part of a community-wide initiative. Identifies barriers to behavioral health care coordination in rural areas. Describes four areas of opportunity to advance care coordination. Includes resources for each area of opportunity identified.

...Hospitals · Mental health · Networking and collaboration · Service delivery models · Stigma · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth...

1242. Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Dec 16, 2025

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions regarding the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation. Addresses eligibility for REH status, services and staffing requirements, reimbursement, who to contact for assistance, and more.

...telehealth services. Are there special staffing requirements for REHs? The emergency department of an REH must...

1243. USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Direct USDA loans and/or grants to purchase, construct, or improve essential community facilities for healthcare, public safety, education, and public services in rural areas.

...system · Food security and nutrition · Healthcare facilities · Hospitals · Housing and homelessness · Public health · Schools · Telehealth...

1244. Telemedicine Access and Utilization among Pediatric Medicaid Beneficiaries with Behavioral Health and Musculoskeletal Conditions - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Data brief examining access to care and telemedicine use by pediatric Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health and musculoskeletal conditions in North Carolina based on state Medicaid claims data from March 2019-March 2021. Covers changes in rates of telemedicine use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers rural and urban data on telemedicine use in the appendix tables.

...Access · Behavioral health · Children and youth · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Carolina...

1245. Pennsylvania Mental Health Care Workforce Shortage: Challenges and Solutions: A Staff Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2020

Provides a discussion of mental healthcare workforce occupations and examines the factors that led to shortages in these fields. Describes how telemedicine can be used to extend the mental healthcare workforce in rural Pennsylvania and determines how state government entities can encourage more people to enter and remain in the mental healthcare workforce. Makes recommendations including increasing the number of psychiatric residencies in rural areas and designating more Rural Health Clinics. Includes a county-level map of Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas.

...health · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural Health Clinics · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Pennsylvania...

1246. Rural Healthcare Surge Readiness - Resources
Date: Jul 2020

Resources for rural healthcare systems preparing for and responding to a COVID-19 surge. Includes resources for emergency medical services, inpatient and hospital care, ambulatory care, and long-term care settings. Addresses a wide range of topics including healthcare operations, space, supplies, funding, and more.

...facilities · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Long-term care · Occupational health and safety · Outpatient care · Policy · Telehealth...

1247. Underserved Communities: Enhancing Care with Graduate Medical Education - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Provides an overview of the current supply of rheumatology healthcare providers in rural America and future projected workforce shortages. Discusses strategies to improve access to care and address rheumatology workforce shortages such as increasing residency and fellowship positions in Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs), telemedicine, the J-1 visa waiver program, and the National Health Service Corps.

...America, 46(1), 167-178 02/2020 Graduate medical education · Health workforce supply and demand · Telehealth...

1248. Bringing Mental Health Services to Rural Residents - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 4, 2022

A new library initiative in Texas and an established crisis line in Georgia are bringing mental health services directly to rural residents through teams of lay mental health workers and mental health professionals. - The Rural Monitor

...telehealth helps mitigate this challenge, broadband access across many rural areas can still present a barrier...

1249. The Future of Rural Behavioral Health - Resources
Date: Feb 2015

Policy paper discussing the unique challenges of providing behavioral healthcare services in rural areas. Includes policy recommendations and interventions related to workforce development, reimbursement and financing, integration of care, and the use of technology in delivering behavioral healthcare.

...health workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Integrated service delivery · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...

1250. Telephone Veteran Peer Coaching for Mental Health Treatment Engagement among Rural Veterans: The Importance of Secondary Outcomes and Qualitative Data in a Randomized Controlled Trial - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Presents a study of telephone motivational coaching for veterans receiving primary care in rural VA clinics in Northern California and Louisiana. Compares 272 veterans who screened positive for mental health problems, examining impacts of veteran peer motivational coaching on depression, quality of life, posttraumatic stress disorder, and self-care. Discusses barriers to mental healthcare for rural veterans.

...Access · Health screening · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Veterans · California · Louisiana...