Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mental health
Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Author(s): Justin Lo, Matthew Rae, Krutika Amin, et al.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Author(s): Justin Lo, Matthew Rae, Krutika Amin, et al.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Delaware All HPSA Designations
Map showing the Primary Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers in Delaware.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Delaware Health Statistics Center
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Map showing the Primary Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers in Delaware.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Delaware Health Statistics Center
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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas: Mental Health Catchment Areas (With Scores)
County-level map of Oklahoma displaying mental health service areas and Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores. Denotes low-income catchment areas, geographic catchment areas, and high needs geographic catchment areas.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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County-level map of Oklahoma displaying mental health service areas and Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores. Denotes low-income catchment areas, geographic catchment areas, and high needs geographic catchment areas.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Kansas Health Statistics Report
Reports on various health conditions in Kansas including mental illness, weather-related health issues, and county-level Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Provides updated statistics about county population density and a summary of the 2020 vital statistics.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Reports on various health conditions in Kansas including mental illness, weather-related health issues, and county-level Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Provides updated statistics about county population density and a summary of the 2020 vital statistics.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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What We Know (and Don't Know) About Caregiving in Rural America
Webinar offering an overview of informal caregiving for rural residents. Describes the tasks associated with caregiving, rural caregiving data and available research, mental health, cancer related caregiving, and rural and urban comparisons. Includes North Carolina-based caregiving projects. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Webinar offering an overview of informal caregiving for rural residents. Describes the tasks associated with caregiving, rural caregiving data and available research, mental health, cancer related caregiving, and rural and urban comparisons. Includes North Carolina-based caregiving projects. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Youth Suicide: Behaviors and Circumstances, Nevada, 2020
Examines suicides among youth ages 10-24 years old between 2017 and 2020 in Nevada. Appendix includes tables showing a break down of deaths by suicide between 2010 and 2020 by age and region including rural counties.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Examines suicides among youth ages 10-24 years old between 2017 and 2020 in Nevada. Appendix includes tables showing a break down of deaths by suicide between 2010 and 2020 by age and region including rural counties.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Association Between Mental Health and Oral Health Status and Care Utilization
Highlights a study on the correlation between oral and mental health issues. Examines factors that contribute to poor mental and oral health status. Details participants' household income, insurance status, and whether they live in a metro or non-metro area, among other factors.
Author(s): Tamanna Tiwari, Abigail Kelly, Cameron L. Randall, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Oral Health, 2, 732882
Date: 02/2022
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Highlights a study on the correlation between oral and mental health issues. Examines factors that contribute to poor mental and oral health status. Details participants' household income, insurance status, and whether they live in a metro or non-metro area, among other factors.
Author(s): Tamanna Tiwari, Abigail Kelly, Cameron L. Randall, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Oral Health, 2, 732882
Date: 02/2022
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Mental Health in Rural Areas
Policy position paper focused on mental health in rural areas. Discusses barriers and policy recommendations regarding the availability, access, and acceptability of mental health care in rural communities.
Author(s): Brenda Mack, Heather Whetsell, Janessa M. Graves
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy position paper focused on mental health in rural areas. Discusses barriers and policy recommendations regarding the availability, access, and acceptability of mental health care in rural communities.
Author(s): Brenda Mack, Heather Whetsell, Janessa M. Graves
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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PCORI Virtual Briefing on Suicide Prevention in Youth and Young Adults: Watch the Briefing
Discusses suicide risk in young adults and how the issue has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes expert panel discussion and conversations around increased risk in rural areas, as well as information on PCORI-funded research on youth suicide.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Discusses suicide risk in young adults and how the issue has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes expert panel discussion and conversations around increased risk in rural areas, as well as information on PCORI-funded research on youth suicide.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019
Examines mental disorders and indicators of poor mental health among children, mental health services for children, and positive indicators of mental health, based on data from nine federal surveillance systems. Includes rural data on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; behavioral or conduct problems; depression; anxiety; autism spectrum disorder; Tourette syndrome; substance use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and/or illicit drug use disorder; suicidal ideation and suicide attempts; receipt of mental health treatment, services, and medication; and positive indicators of mental health.
Author(s): Rebecca H. Bitsko, Angelika H. Claussen, Jesse Lichstein, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) Supplements, 71(2), 1-42
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines mental disorders and indicators of poor mental health among children, mental health services for children, and positive indicators of mental health, based on data from nine federal surveillance systems. Includes rural data on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; behavioral or conduct problems; depression; anxiety; autism spectrum disorder; Tourette syndrome; substance use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and/or illicit drug use disorder; suicidal ideation and suicide attempts; receipt of mental health treatment, services, and medication; and positive indicators of mental health.
Author(s): Rebecca H. Bitsko, Angelika H. Claussen, Jesse Lichstein, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) Supplements, 71(2), 1-42
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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