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Resources by Topic: Behavioral health

Vermont All Psychiatrists and Core Mental Health Providers by Mental Health Catchment Area: Population per FT
County level map of all psychiatrists and core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Vermont All Core Mental Health Providers by Mental Health Catchment Area: Population per FT
County level map of all core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Exposures to the Tobacco Retail Environment among Adolescent Boys in Urban and Rural Environments
Presents a study on the exposure of rural and urban adolescents to tobacco retailers. Looks at the number of self-reported visits to tobacco stores by adolescent males in urban and Appalachian regions of Ohio.
Author(s): Montgomry L. Burgoon, Thomas Albani, Brittney Keller-Hamilton, et al.
Citation: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 45(2), 217-226
Date: 01/2019
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Predictors of Smokeless Tobacco Susceptibility, Initiation, and Progression Over Time Among Adolescents in a Rural Cohort
Examines the factors associated with adolescent male athletes' use of smokeless tobacco including chewing tobacco over time. Questionnaires assessed socio-demographic characteristics, environmental influences, and tobacco-related perceptions and behaviors among 9-12th grade baseball players in 36 rural California schools.
Author(s): Benjamin W. Chaffee, Elizabeth T. Couch, Janelle Urata, et al.
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse (54),7, 1154-1166
Date: 01/2019
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Oklahoma Drug Induced Causes of Death Due to Opioid Poisoning, 1999 to 2017
County-level map of Oklahoma, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics, to show drug induced age-adjusted mortality rate due to opioid poisoning from 1999 to 2017.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Association Among County-Level Economic Factors, Clinician Supply, Metropolitan or Rural Location, and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Highlights a study on demographic factors that correlate with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Looks at a county's economic factors, rural status, and clinician supply in 8 different states.
Author(s): Stephen W. Patrick, Laura J. Faherty, Andrew W. Dick, et al.
Citation: JAMA, 321(4), 385-393
Date: 01/2019
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The Contributions of Socioeconomic and Opioid Supply Factors to Geographic Variation in U.S. Drug Mortality Rates
Features a study on the geographic variation in opioid overdose mortality. Compares rates of drug mortality from 2000-2002 with 2014-2016 and looks at socioeconomic factors, as well as rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Shannon M. Monnat
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Institute for New Economic Thinking
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Advancing Tobacco Prevention and Control in Rural America
Discusses different contexts for rural tobacco prevention and control, such as sociodemographic risk factors, culture, and infrastructure. Includes statistics on the national prevalence of tobacco users in the past month by rural and urban adults. Describes 3 types of tobacco control and prevention efforts in rural areas: cessation, prevention of initiation, and smoke free air. Offers recommendations on rural tobacco prevention and control for federal and state agencies, communities, tribes, and other stakeholders.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Jean A. Talbot, Martha Elbaum Williamson, Karen Pearson, et al.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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Understanding the Opioid Crisis in Rural and Urban Iowa
Highlights findings from an analysis of the opioid epidemic in Iowa. Covers data and statistics comparing opioid death rates in Iowa to surrounding states; opioid-use deaths in metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural Iowa and to the U.S. population; and opioid deaths by cause, such as prescription or synthetic opioids, and rurality. Analyzes other factors related to opioid-use deaths such as demographics, employment, income, and civic participation.
Author(s): David J. Peters, Peter Miller, Andrew Hochstetler
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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New Hampshire 10-Year Mental Health Plan
Details New Hampshire's 10-year mental health plan. Discusses community education, prevention, and inpatient and outpatient care, among other methods for addressing mental health and substance abuse across the state.
Date: 01/2019
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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