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611. Recruitment and Retention Issues for Counselors in Rural Pennsylvania Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Results of a study of Pennsylvania substance use disorder (SUD) counselors and directors of treatment programs and clinics, to assess the characteristics of treatment counselors in rural Pennsylvania counties and how those characteristics relate to recruitment and retention issues. Also examines how well higher education institutions in rural counties prepare those entering the profession, and analyzes the effectiveness of state-level incentives, like the student loan repayment program, to attract potential SUD counselors. Features statistics on counselors' characteristics and duties, and client characteristics.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health...

612. Colorado Rural and Frontier Health Care Preceptor Tax Credit - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

An annual individual income tax credit of up to $6,000 for primary care preceptors in rural and frontier Colorado to offset the costs of their voluntary mentorship of students studying to work in rural areas.

...Behavioral health workforce · Dental workforce · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Oral...

613. California AHEC Scholars Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in California that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural communities, and networking with other students and professionals.

...Behavioral health workforce · Community health workers · Dental workforce · Health aides and assistants · Integrated service delivery...

614. New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program - Funding
Deadline: Jul 31, 2026

Loan repayment assistance for specific healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a medically underserved area of New Mexico.

...Behavioral health workforce · Dental workforce · Emergency medical technicians and paramedics · Health occupations · Health workforce · Loans...

615. Rural Illinois Medical Student Assistance Program (RIMSAP) - Funding
Deadline: Nov 1, 2026

Loans and/or recommendations for University of Illinois Medical School students wishing to specialize in family practice or another primary healthcare field and who agree to practice in an approved rural community in Illinois.

...Behavioral health workforce · Emergency department and urgent care services · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness...

616. New Hampshire Mental Health HPSAs - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

County-level map showing Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.

...Care Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Mental health · Statistics and data · New Hampshire...

617. Family Physicians Are Essential for Mental Health Care Delivery - Resources
Date: Mar 2013

Examines trends in the provision of mental healthcare by family physicians based on rural-urban location. Identifies the availability of psychiatrists by rurality. Concludes that family physicians are important for providing rural mental healthcare.

...Medicine, 26(2), 114-115 03/2013 Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Physicians · Primary care...

618. Collaborative Models for Medication-Assisted Treatment: Key Elements of Vermont's Hub-and Spoke System - Resources
Date: Apr 2019

Describes the collaborative effort of 3 health-related organizations who partnered to develop and implement a medication assisted therapy (MAT) treatment practice using the hub and spoke model. This system was supported through a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Home State Plan amendment for Vermont, a mostly rural state, to modify their current MAT services to increase access to addiction treatment, integrate health and addictions care, improve health outcomes, and promote recovery.

...Behavioral health workforce · Mental health · Physicians · Primary care · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...

619. 5-Year Strategic Plan: How Primary Care Investments Can Increase Access, Improve Quality, Lower Costs, Promote Health Equity & Address Workforce Needs - Resources
Date: 2023

Details the New Mexico strategic plan to improve primary care by increasing access, improving healthcare quality, implementing financing reforms, promoting workforce sustainability, and integrating behavioral health into primary care. Discusses issues disproportionately represented in rural and frontier areas and provides county-level maps depicting social vulnerability and Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients. Provides models and best practices in primary care with examples specific to rural areas.

...Health Equity & Address Workforce Needs --- Details the New Mexico strategic plan to improve primary care by increasing access, improving healthcare quality, implementing financing reforms, promoting workforce sustainability, and integrating behavioral...

620. Supporting Older-Adult Behavioral Health: Building the First State Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Aging - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Describes the establishment of the Oregon Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Aging which seeks to increase access to behavioral health services for older adults with mental illness and substance use disorders in Oregon through translational research, workforce development, and policy innovation. Highlights national initiatives related to behavioral health and aging. Offers guidance to other states interested in a similar model. Mentions rural throughout.

...Behavioral health · Health career pathways · Health workforce education and training · Networking and collaboration · Older adults...