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481. Rural Suicide: One California County's Fight to Save Lives - Resources
Date: 2018

Series of articles exploring the causes for high rates of suicide in rural areas of Northern California, including Amador, Calaveras, and Mariposa counties. Topics include shortages of mental health professionals and the higher risk of suicide among veterans and in tribal communities.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Rural-urban differences · Suicide and suicide prevention...

482. Interstate Occupational Licensure Arrangements to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Services - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Policy brief describing state-based provisions to expand behavioral health services through interstate licensure arrangements for providers. Discusses potential impact on provision of behavioral health services, including telehealth, with a focus on how expanded services might enhance access for rural residents. Features state-level maps showing where legislation has been enacted or introduced, as of November 2024.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Legislation and regulations...

483. The Personal Nature of Agriculture: Men Seeking Help - Resources
Reviewed: May 2025

Examines the factors that can make it difficult for men to seek help for mental health concerns, including barriers and challenges specific to farmers and ranchers. Describes what rural mental health professionals can do to be successful in helping this population.

...University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service Access · Behavioral health workforce · Farmers and farmworkers · Men · Mental health...

484. Mental Health in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

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.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Policy · Recruitment and retention of health...

485. Policy Solutions Addressing Psychiatric Boarding of Rural Youth - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Policy position paper regarding psychiatric boarding - holding patients in an emergency department after the decision to admit or transfer has been made, but no beds are available - of rural children and adolescents. Describes recent trends in pediatric psychiatric boarding in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to reduce boarding times and improve mental health outcomes in rural communities.

...Behavioral health workforce · Children and youth · Emergency department and urgent care services · Healthcare quality · Hospitals...

486. Tips for Disaster Responders: Understanding Historical Trauma and Resilience When Responding to an Event in Indian Country - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Describes historical trauma and its impact on Native American populations, and offers guidance for behavioral health responders when engaged in disaster preparedness and response efforts for tribal communities.

...Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Culture · Emergency preparedness and response · Trauma-informed care · Tribal communities...

487. Substance Use in Rural Central Appalachia: Current Status and Treatment Considerations - Resources
Date: Apr 2017

Examines the factors in rural Central Appalachia that influence substance misuse and the treatments, strategies, and interventions to curb drug misuse and improve treatment outcomes. Discusses how the combination of poverty, work-related distress, lack of healthcare coverage, and the shortage of qualified providers of substance use treatments affect the need for a multifaceted policy approach in the region.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...

488. New Mexico Rural Health Plan - Resources
Date: Jun 2019

Presents the results of a rural health strategic planning project to develop recommendations for improving the health status and healthcare services in rural New Mexico. Report includes a definition of rural, a rural health priority assessment, identification of rural health priorities of local communities, and program and policy recommendations.

...Behavioral health · Health workforce · Healthcare facilities · Policy · Population health · Rural definitions · Social determinants of health...

489. Wisconsin Health Professional Shortage Areas: Mental Health Care - Resources
Date: Aug 2022

Shows Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and HPSA facilities in Wisconsin.

...Wisconsin Office of Rural Health Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Mental health · Wisconsin...

490. Mental Health and Rural America: 1994-2005 - Resources - Archive
Date: 2006

A summary of the knowledge base surrounding mental health and substance abuse issues in rural and frontier areas. Provides an overview of the environment of mental health in rural areas over three decades. Includes an annotated bibliography.

...Behavioral health workforce · Mental health · Policy · Substance use and misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...