Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mental health
Essential Research Issues in Rural Health: The State Rural Health Directors' Perspective
Focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. The major research issues identified were workforce, mental health, EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data.
Author(s): Michael J. O'Grady, Curt D. Mueller, Gail R. Wilensky
Date: 03/2002
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. The major research issues identified were workforce, mental health, EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data.
Author(s): Michael J. O'Grady, Curt D. Mueller, Gail R. Wilensky
Date: 03/2002
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Addressing Mental Health Workforce Needs in Underserved Rural Areas: Accomplishments and Challenges
Reviews efforts to address mental health workforce needs in underserved rural areas. Includes a history of federal efforts to address rural mental health workforce needs. Discusses Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (MHPSA) designations.
Author(s): Donna C. Bird, Patricia Dempsey, David Hartley
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Reviews efforts to address mental health workforce needs in underserved rural areas. Includes a history of federal efforts to address rural mental health workforce needs. Discusses Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (MHPSA) designations.
Author(s): Donna C. Bird, Patricia Dempsey, David Hartley
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health in Rural Areas
Reports on state implementation of Medicaid managed behavioral health (MMBH) programs in rural areas. Describes these programs in terms of Medicaid populations served, program design, and implementation model. Describe the experience of programs regarding access to and coordination of services.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief: Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health Programs in Rural Areas, August 2001
Author(s): David Lambert, John Gale, Donna Bird, David Hartley
Date: 01/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Reports on state implementation of Medicaid managed behavioral health (MMBH) programs in rural areas. Describes these programs in terms of Medicaid populations served, program design, and implementation model. Describe the experience of programs regarding access to and coordination of services.
Additional links: Research and Policy Brief: Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health Programs in Rural Areas, August 2001
Author(s): David Lambert, John Gale, Donna Bird, David Hartley
Date: 01/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity — A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Provides comprehensive coverage of issues relevant to the mental health of different racial and ethnic groups. Includes some information specific to rural areas.
Date: 2001
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Provides comprehensive coverage of issues relevant to the mental health of different racial and ethnic groups. Includes some information specific to rural areas.
Date: 2001
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Health Care in Rural America
Report focuses on access of people in rural America to basic healthcare services. An important source of rural health information that continues to be of historical value. Covers rural populations and health programs, rural health services, and workforce. Detailed information on maternal and infant health services and rural mental health services.
Date: 09/1990
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment
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Report focuses on access of people in rural America to basic healthcare services. An important source of rural health information that continues to be of historical value. Covers rural populations and health programs, rural health services, and workforce. Detailed information on maternal and infant health services and rural mental health services.
Date: 09/1990
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment
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SAMHSA Rural Behavioral Health
Highlights the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) grants and programs related to rural behavioral health treatment, workforce, community-based resources, prevention strategies, and program technical assistance.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Highlights the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) grants and programs related to rural behavioral health treatment, workforce, community-based resources, prevention strategies, and program technical assistance.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Louisiana State Health Assessment
Dashboard providing data on the health of people in Louisiana. Examines demographics, community-level factors influencing health, health behaviors and exposures, and medical conditions. Includes parish-level data breakdowns, with additional comparisons of rural, partially rural, and urban parishes for select indicators.
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Dashboard providing data on the health of people in Louisiana. Examines demographics, community-level factors influencing health, health behaviors and exposures, and medical conditions. Includes parish-level data breakdowns, with additional comparisons of rural, partially rural, and urban parishes for select indicators.
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Dashboard: Arkansas Acute Behavioral Health Events
Interactive dashboard providing data on acute behavioral health events, including emergency department visits, inpatient stays, prior and follow-up outpatient visits. Breaks down data at the county level by sex, age, and payer type.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Interactive dashboard providing data on acute behavioral health events, including emergency department visits, inpatient stays, prior and follow-up outpatient visits. Breaks down data at the county level by sex, age, and payer type.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Mental Health America: Rural Mental Health Resources
Highlights resources and information on rural mental health and wellbeing. Discusses mental healthcare access, stigma, telehealth, rural isolation and loneliness, and youth mental health in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Mental Health America
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Highlights resources and information on rural mental health and wellbeing. Discusses mental healthcare access, stigma, telehealth, rural isolation and loneliness, and youth mental health in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Mental Health America
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Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment (OPNA)
Provides data on youth health risk behaviors and protective factors related to community, school, family, and peer settings among grade 6-12 students in Oklahoma. Use the OPNA Data Query System Dashboard button to access interactive dashboards of state and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS)
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Provides data on youth health risk behaviors and protective factors related to community, school, family, and peer settings among grade 6-12 students in Oklahoma. Use the OPNA Data Query System Dashboard button to access interactive dashboards of state and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS)
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