Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Abuse and violence
Restoring the Sacred Circle: A Toolkit for American Indian & Alaska Native Tribes
Offers guidance for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and those working with them regarding problematic sexual behavior in youth. Includes information on the health impacts of trauma, capacity challenges for under resourced tribal communities, and principles for working with tribal communities. Guidance offers culturally-relevant resources and information for healthcare workers, community advocates, and others addressing sexual behaviors for AI/AN children.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Allyson Kelley and Associates, Indian Country Child Trauma Center, National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, White Buffalo Calf Women's Society
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Offers guidance for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and those working with them regarding problematic sexual behavior in youth. Includes information on the health impacts of trauma, capacity challenges for under resourced tribal communities, and principles for working with tribal communities. Guidance offers culturally-relevant resources and information for healthcare workers, community advocates, and others addressing sexual behaviors for AI/AN children.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Allyson Kelley and Associates, Indian Country Child Trauma Center, National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, White Buffalo Calf Women's Society
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2024 Chartbook: Supporting Native Elders in Their Communities: Title VI Native American Aging Programs and Services
Offers findings from the 2023 Title VI Native American Aging Program Survey. Discusses service provision, nutrition and traditional foods, services and supports for caregivers, transportation, elder abuse, program staffing and funding, and partnerships.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Offers findings from the 2023 Title VI Native American Aging Program Survey. Discusses service provision, nutrition and traditional foods, services and supports for caregivers, transportation, elder abuse, program staffing and funding, and partnerships.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Health Insurance Coverage and Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Postpartum Abuse Screening Among Rural US Residents Who Gave Birth 2016-2020
Examines the relationship among intimate partner violence (IPV), perinatal health insurance coverage, and postpartum IPV screening in rural U.S. communities. Utilizes 2016-2020 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data to analyze insurance status among rural residents, postpartum visits, and IPV screenings.
Author(s): Katy Backes Kozhimannil, Emily C. Sheffield, Alyssa H. Fritz, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(4), 655-663
Date: 2024
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Examines the relationship among intimate partner violence (IPV), perinatal health insurance coverage, and postpartum IPV screening in rural U.S. communities. Utilizes 2016-2020 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data to analyze insurance status among rural residents, postpartum visits, and IPV screenings.
Author(s): Katy Backes Kozhimannil, Emily C. Sheffield, Alyssa H. Fritz, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(4), 655-663
Date: 2024
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Women Veterans: The Journey to Mental Wellness
Report discussing mental health for female veterans. Discusses topics including suicide prevention with a focus on rural issues, abuse and violence, substance use, eating disorders, social connectedness, maternity, and care coordination. Offers policy and research recommendations to the Veterans Health Administration.
Additional links: Quick Glance
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Disabled American Veterans
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Report discussing mental health for female veterans. Discusses topics including suicide prevention with a focus on rural issues, abuse and violence, substance use, eating disorders, social connectedness, maternity, and care coordination. Offers policy and research recommendations to the Veterans Health Administration.
Additional links: Quick Glance
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Disabled American Veterans
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United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: Annual Report 2023
Offers recommendations to the President's Interagency Task Force regarding human trafficking. Report outlines types of human trafficking and discusses the differences in sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Discusses rural and tribal communities throughout.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
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Offers recommendations to the President's Interagency Task Force regarding human trafficking. Report outlines types of human trafficking and discusses the differences in sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Discusses rural and tribal communities throughout.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
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Social and Structural Determinants of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: An Evidence Map
Presents results of a systematic literature review of risk factors associated with maternal morbidity and mortality before, during, and after birth. Reports study findings on social and structural determinants of health including rurality, income, mental health, environment, violence, and trauma, among other factors. Observes the state of current research and identifies limitations.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Full Report
Author(s): Jaime Slaughter-Acey, Kathryn Behrens, Amy M. Claussen, et al.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents results of a systematic literature review of risk factors associated with maternal morbidity and mortality before, during, and after birth. Reports study findings on social and structural determinants of health including rurality, income, mental health, environment, violence, and trauma, among other factors. Observes the state of current research and identifies limitations.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Full Report
Author(s): Jaime Slaughter-Acey, Kathryn Behrens, Amy M. Claussen, et al.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Culture is Prevention: A Strength Based, Culturally Grounded Journey Toward Prevention, Intervention, and Healing
Provides an overview on the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) plan to address the crisis of missing or murdered indigenous people (MMIP). Discusses historical context and the social determinants of health (SDOH) that impact Native American/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Outlines culturally aware practices to support the public health pillars of prevention, intervention, healing, and delivery of ACF programs.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview on the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) plan to address the crisis of missing or murdered indigenous people (MMIP). Discusses historical context and the social determinants of health (SDOH) that impact Native American/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Outlines culturally aware practices to support the public health pillars of prevention, intervention, healing, and delivery of ACF programs.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Emergency Department Visit Rates for Assault: United States, 2019–2021
Examines emergency department visit rates due to assault, with data broken down by multiple demographics, insurance type, region, and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Danielle Davis, Loredana Santo
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Examines emergency department visit rates due to assault, with data broken down by multiple demographics, insurance type, region, and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Danielle Davis, Loredana Santo
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department 2023-2024 Annual Progress and Services Plan (APSR)
Reports on progress made towards outcomes in the areas of child welfare services, early childhood services, behavioral health services, and juvenile justice services. Addresses issues specific to rural areas, collaboration with tribes in the state, and coordination with the state Medicaid system for the behavioral and physical health needs of children, families, and youth in New Mexico.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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Reports on progress made towards outcomes in the areas of child welfare services, early childhood services, behavioral health services, and juvenile justice services. Addresses issues specific to rural areas, collaboration with tribes in the state, and coordination with the state Medicaid system for the behavioral and physical health needs of children, families, and youth in New Mexico.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) Program: Interim Report
Provides an overview of Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) projects that aim to provide support to Native American people who have experienced human trafficking. Discusses the evaluation process of VHT-NC projects with a focus on understanding human trafficking within the VHT-NC communities (including rural and tribal); project design, structure, and partnerships; outreach to victims and identification approaches; case management and service delivery; and community training.
Author(s): Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Christina Melander, Rebecca Pfeffer, Ada Melton, Rita Martinez
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, American Indian Development Associates, RTI International
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Provides an overview of Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities (VHT-NC) projects that aim to provide support to Native American people who have experienced human trafficking. Discusses the evaluation process of VHT-NC projects with a focus on understanding human trafficking within the VHT-NC communities (including rural and tribal); project design, structure, and partnerships; outreach to victims and identification approaches; case management and service delivery; and community training.
Author(s): Elizabeth Tibaduiza, Christina Melander, Rebecca Pfeffer, Ada Melton, Rita Martinez
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, American Indian Development Associates, RTI International
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