Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health workforce
Alabama Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Alabama in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Alabama in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Kansas Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Vermont Health Care Workforce Census: Marriage and Family Therapists, 2024
Presents detailed profiles of Vermont marriage and family therapists who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE therapists per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Presents detailed profiles of Vermont marriage and family therapists who renewed their licenses as of November 2024. Features demographics and statistics including number of FTE therapists per 100,000 population by county.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Health Workforce Research Data Center: Annual Report to the Legislature, January 2026
Provides an overview of California's health workforce data, projections, demographics, education and employment trends, and more. Provides county-level data on healthcare occupations including behavioral health providers, nurses and advanced practice registered nurses, allied health professionals, and other clinicians.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Provides an overview of California's health workforce data, projections, demographics, education and employment trends, and more. Provides county-level data on healthcare occupations including behavioral health providers, nurses and advanced practice registered nurses, allied health professionals, and other clinicians.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Iowa Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Iowa in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Iowa in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Tennessee Uninsured Adult Healthcare Safety Net: 2025 Annual Report
Reports on Tennessee's uninsured population, state safety net funding, and services provided in 2025. Lists safety net service locations, including community and faith-based clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, dental clinics, and more. Provides county-by-county data on primary, oral, and specialty care population-to-provider ratios, and includes county-level maps of Health Resource Shortage Areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Reports on Tennessee's uninsured population, state safety net funding, and services provided in 2025. Lists safety net service locations, including community and faith-based clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, dental clinics, and more. Provides county-by-county data on primary, oral, and specialty care population-to-provider ratios, and includes county-level maps of Health Resource Shortage Areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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South Dakota Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in South Dakota in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in South Dakota in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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North Dakota Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in North Dakota in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in North Dakota in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Nebraska Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)
Interactive map of Nebraska displaying data on the amount of funding awarded during the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) statewide and by county, local health department, behavioral health region, and other geographic boundaries. Also includes an interactive map displaying healthcare facilities, licensed dentists, and select behavioral health providers across Nebraska.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Interactive map of Nebraska displaying data on the amount of funding awarded during the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) statewide and by county, local health department, behavioral health region, and other geographic boundaries. Also includes an interactive map displaying healthcare facilities, licensed dentists, and select behavioral health providers across Nebraska.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Towards Consistency for Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals - Part 1: Where We Stand — A National Landscape of BHP Formalization
Examines how states regulate, educate, and reimburse behavioral health and substance use paraprofessionals. Identifies variations in credentials, training requirements, scope of practice, and financing. Includes a set of state profiles examining how selected states have approached development and regulation of behavioral health paraprofessionals. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Hannah L. Maxey, Mykayla Moore
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Examines how states regulate, educate, and reimburse behavioral health and substance use paraprofessionals. Identifies variations in credentials, training requirements, scope of practice, and financing. Includes a set of state profiles examining how selected states have approached development and regulation of behavioral health paraprofessionals. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Hannah L. Maxey, Mykayla Moore
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organizations: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University School of Medicine
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