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221. Minnesota: Filling the Mental Health Pipeline - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Discusses the mental health workforce in Minnesota including the educational pipeline, the licensed and unlicensed workforce, regional issues related to recruitment, and policy implications. Includes data about degrees completed, licenses gained after graduation, and population-to-provider ratios of the mental health workforce in Minnesota by rural or isolated, small town or small rural, micropolitan or large rural, and metropolitan.

...Behavioral health workforce · Educational attainment · Health career pathways · Health workforce supply and demand · Licensure and certification...

222. ADDIE-Guided Development and Pilot Feasibility Evaluation of a Prototype VR Training Simulation for Suicide Prevention among Rural U.S. Veterans - Resources
Date: Aug 2026

Explores the feasibility of using virtual reality (VR) workforce training modules to address the lack of specialty-trained mental health professionals serving rural veterans and to improve suicide prevention efforts. Evaluates participants' engagement in the VR environment, realism of VR scenarios, and perception of usability across different workforce groups, among other measures.

...Behavioral health workforce · Interprofessional training of the health workforce · Specialty care · Suicide and suicide prevention...

223. State of Nevada Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Plan - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Plan outlining both current and proposed services and interventions offered for child welfare in Nevada, discussing prevention, evaluation, child monitoring, and workforce support. Discusses rural throughout.

...workforce support. Discusses rural throughout. 07/2023 Division of Children & Family Services, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral...

224. The Texas Mental Health Workforce: Continuing Challenges and Sensible Strategies - Resources
Date: Jul 2016

Policy brief featuring a report on the mental healthcare workforce in Texas, including a comparison of rural and urban counties. Discusses barriers to workforce expansion and strategies for drawing more mental health providers to the state.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health disparities · Mental health · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural-urban...

225. Growth and Changes in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Workforce with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Resources
Date: Sep 2012

Studied how additional supplemental funding to the National Health Service Corps through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was focused on granting more loan repayment awards to clinicians who agreed to work in underserved areas, affected the NHSC's workforce. States that proportions of the NHSC's workforce serving in rural areas changed only modestly.

...Behavioral health workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Nurse practitioners and other...

226. How to Transform the U.S. Mental Health System: Evidence-based Recommendations - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Discusses evidence-based strategies to promote mental healthcare utilization, improve access to care, and establish a continuum of care. Offers 15 recommendations to improve mental healthcare, including policies regarding reimbursement, workforce growth, and digital and telehealth services, among other topics. Includes rural references throughout.

...Behavioral health workforce · Care coordination · Health career pathways · Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare quality...

227. Addressing Mental Health Workforce Needs in Underserved Rural Areas: Accomplishments and Challenges - Resources
Date: Oct 2001

Reviews efforts to address mental health workforce needs in underserved rural areas. Includes a history of federal efforts to address rural mental health workforce needs. Discusses Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (MHPSA) designations.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Policy...

228. Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Mental Health Services in Rural Long-Term Care - Resources
Date: Jun 2013

Explores practices for increasing the quality, quantity, and accessibility of mental health services in rural long-term care. Addresses finances, workforce challenges, physical access barriers, integrated care, and policy considerations.

...06/2013 Maine Rural Health Research Center Access · Behavioral health workforce · Long-term care · Mental health...

229. Regional Behavioral Health Network - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Apr 15, 2025

A regional behavioral health network with a 24-hour toll-free crisis line, providing immediate access to trained crisis clinicians.

...Behavioral health workforce · Emergency department and urgent care services · Hospitals · Mental health · Networking and collaboration...

230. The State of Mental Health in America 2026 - Resources
Date: Nov 2026

Report presents data on mental health and substance use for youth and adults across all 50 states. Highlights barriers to mental health wellness, such as lack of mental healthcare coverage, mental health workforce shortages, and cost of treatment, among other factors. Discusses some challenges specific to rural communities.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health conditions · State-by-state...