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321. Substance Use in Rural Central Appalachia: Current Status and Treatment Considerations - Resources
Date: Apr 2017

Examines the factors in rural Central Appalachia that influence substance misuse and the treatments, strategies, and interventions to curb drug misuse and improve treatment outcomes. Discusses how the combination of poverty, work-related distress, lack of healthcare coverage, and the shortage of qualified providers of substance use treatments affect the need for a multifaceted policy approach in the region.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...

322. Arkansas AHEC Scholars Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Arkansas that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural communities, and networking with other students and professionals.

...Behavioral health workforce · Culture · Health occupations · Healthcare quality · Integrated service delivery · Interprofessional training of the health...

323. Expanding Behavioral Health Teams in Care Deserts With Community Health Workers and Peer Support Specialists - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Report explores the role community health workers can play in expanding behavioral health access to rural areas and care deserts. Highlights how community health workers can support behavioral health access through outreach activities, serving as community liaisons, screening for behavioral health concerns, and providing community education, among other measures.

...Behavioral health workforce · Community health workers · Health workforce supply and demand · Service delivery models · Wellness...

324. Faith, Hope, and Therapy: A Qualitative Study to Explore Faith-Based Leaders' Perceptions of Mental Illness in the Rural South - Resources
Date: Jun 2026

Examines the perceptions of faith leaders living in the rural South on mental illness, referrals to mental health professionals, and mental health stigma. Provides qualitative feedback from pastors and ministers regarding mental health and the role of the church, preparedness and training to address mental health, and the importance of relationships.

...Behavioral health workforce · Community and faith-based initiatives · Mental health · Social connectedness · Stigma · The South...

325. North Dakota Launches Initiative Focused on Suicide Prevention Support and Training for Rural Healthcare Providers - News
Date: May 15, 2026

North Dakota is launching an initiative to support rural and tribal healthcare providers in implementing suicide risk screening, follow-up care, and improved referral pathways to mental health and behavioral healthcare services. About 164 North Dakotans died by suicide in 2025. Source: North Dakota Health & Human Services.

...Behavioral health workforce · Farmers and farmworkers · Health screening · Health workforce education and training · Mental health...

326. West Virginia Recruitment and Retention Community Project - Funding
Deadline: Apr 30, 2026

Grants to eligible healthcare employers in rural West Virginia to provide loan repayment assistance to primary care health professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas.

...Behavioral health workforce · Clinics · Critical Access Hospitals · Dental workforce · Hospitals · Loans, loan repayment, and loan...

327. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in rural Appalachian areas, allowing them to remain in the United States.

...Behavioral health workforce · J-1 Visa Waiver · Maternal health workforce · Physicians · Primary care · Specialty care...

328. Ethics for Behavioral Health Professionals in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

Webinar recording discussing ethics as it relates to the delivery of behavioral healthcare services in rural areas. Provides guidance for behavioral health professionals on shaping care through ethical decision-making models and highlights topics relevant to rural communities.

...Center Network Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Ethics · Healthcare quality · Mental health conditions · Population health...

329. ACEs Screening in Rural California: Exploring Provider Perspectives and Experiences - Resources
Date: Jul 2021

Report examining the implementation of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) screening in rural communities in Northern California based on interviews with Medi-Cal providers. Discusses opportunities to support screening, referral, and treatment as well as barriers, including limited time, resources, infrastructure, and skilled staff. Discusses disproportionate rates of ACEs in rural adults and health impacts of ACEs.

...Behavioral health workforce · Children and youth · Health screening · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Trauma-informed...

330. Rural Hospitals and the Rural Health Transformation Program: What Comes Next - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Blog post discussing the rural health transformation program established in the July 2025 budget reconciliation law. Describes potential priorities for states' use of the rural health transformation program funding. Outlines additional steps Congress could take to help rural hospitals serve their communities.

...Behavioral health workforce · Emergency medical services · Funding · Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Rural Health...