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Rural Monitor Search Results for: Mental Health

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1. Bringing Mental Health Services to Rural Residents - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 4, 2022

A new library initiative in Texas and an established crisis line in Georgia are bringing mental health services directly to rural residents through teams of lay mental health workers and mental health professionals. - The Rural Monitor

...mental health services directly to rural residents through teams of lay mental health workers and mental...

2. Mental Health First Aid Offers Helping Hand in Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 15, 2014

Mental Health First Aid is an important tool in rural areas to identify and help people in distress. - The Rural Monitor

...Health, the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental...

3. 'Planting Seeds of Change': In Rural Counties, Expanding Jail-Based Mental Health Services is a Community Effort - The Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 6, 2023

In rural communities, where funding is often limited and mental health resources may be scarce, ensuring incarcerated people have access to needed care can be a challenge. - The Rural Monitor

...mental health concerns. In rural counties, where funding is often limited and community mental health...

4. "Hopeful Forecasting": Farmers Showing Increased Interest in Mental Health Resources - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 14, 2023

A December 2021 survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) suggests that farmers and farmworkers are more aware of mental health resources and less likely to see stigma as a barrier to care, compared to previous surveys. Experts from AgriSafe, AgWell, and AFBF share their own success stories of stigma reduction as well as the challenges that remain in addressing farmers' mental health. - The Rural Monitor

...mental health programming and decreased stigma around mental health, which may make it easier for healthcare...

5. Innovating Mental Healthcare in Texas and Beyond: Q&A with Dr. Octavio Martinez - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 14, 2017

Dr. Octavio Martinez discusses the current state of the U.S. mental health system, the particular challenges faced in rural America, and the work of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to improve the mental health care system in Texas. - The Rural Monitor

...Mental Health to improve the mental health care system in Texas. - The Rural Monitor --- Jun 14, 2017 Innovating...

6. Online Screening Helps Michigan Men Gauge Mental Health - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 28, 2017

For the past few decades, suicide rates for working-aged men have been at a steep incline. Healthy Men Michigan is a unique campaign that evaluates the risk of depression and suicide in Michigan men through an anonymous online survey. Male-dominated industries and other organizations are drawn to the campaign's creative methods that appeal to working-aged men. - The Rural Monitor

...Mental Health (SMH), a nonprofit organization that provides online mental health screenings for communities across...

7. Mental Health in a Pandemic: Q&A with Thomasine Heitkamp and Dennis Mohatt - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 6, 2020

Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center co-directors Thomasine Heitkamp and Dennis Mohatt discuss telehealth, economic insecurity, broadband, and mental health under COVID-19 and self-isolation. - The Rural Monitor

...mental health? Mohatt: One way you can attend to your own mental health during something...

8. Rural Mental Health's Stressors, Barriers, and Protective Factors: Q&A with Dr. Dawn Morales - The Rural Monitor
Date: Apr 5, 2023

As Program Chief of the Office of Rural Mental Health Research, Dawn Morales, PhD, discusses recent stressors such as the financial impact of natural disasters on farmers and ranchers as well as the loss of revered elders in indigenous communities due to COVID-19. She also stresses the importance of cultural competency in mental healthcare and rural-specific protective factors. - The Rural Monitor

...Mental Health Research (ORMHR) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one of 27 institutes...

9. A Rural Therapist and School Program Address Teen Mental Health - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 25, 2023

Rural teens face a higher prevalence of behavior problems, anxiety, and suicide rates than their urban peers, but there are fewer behavioral health providers in rural areas to help these teens. A trauma therapist in rural West Virginia and a school program in rural Wisconsin incorporate teenagers' strengths and interests and connect them with trusted adults in order to improve their mental health. - The Rural Monitor

...Health concerns and barriers to care McCartney's observations of increased stress and mental health...

10. Hotlines and Mental Health Screenings Provide Needed Support - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 15, 2014

Mental health hotlines and mental health screenings offer critical support in getting people the help they need in a timely manner. - The Rural Monitor

...Mental Health Screenings Provide Needed Support - The Rural Monitor --- Mental health hotlines and mental health...