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61. The Opioid Epidemic: Evidence Based Strategies Legislative Report
Date: Apr 2017

Discusses the causes and consequences of the opioid epidemic in Louisiana, as well as recommendations to help address it. Outlines differences between rural and urban areas of the state. Provides maps showing access to treatment programs and buprenorphine providers.

...Health Tagged as Access · Behavioral health workforce · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban...

62. Substance Use in Rural Central Appalachia: Current Status and Treatment Considerations
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 · County-by-county data · Health workforce supply and demand · Illicit drug use · Prescription...

63. The Supply and Distribution of the Behavioral Health Workforce in America: A State-Level Analysis
Date: Jul 2017

State-level analysis of the supply and distribution of the behavioral health workforce. Provides individual data briefs for each state and includes information on the following health professionals: psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and counselors. Findings are shown in actual numbers, as a ratio of providers per 100,000 population, and by metro/non-metro status. Builds on the work and research of an earlier companion brief.

...Health Research Center Tagged as Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand...

64. Minnesota: Filling the Mental Health Pipeline
Date: Sep 2017

Discusses the mental health workforce in Minnesota including the educational pipeline, the licensed and unlicensed workforce, regional issues related to recruitment, and policy implications. Includes data about degrees completed, licenses gained after graduation, and population-to-provider ratios of the mental health workforce in Minnesota by rural or isolated, small town or small rural, micropolitan or large rural, and metropolitan.

...Behavioral health workforce · Educational attainment · Health workforce pipeline · Health workforce supply and demand · Licensure and certification...

65. Psychiatry Distribution in Georgia as of 2015
Date: Oct 2017

Reports on the characteristics of psychiatrists in Georgia for the year 2015, including supply, distribution, and demographics. Provides data on psychiatrists practicing in metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan areas, and includes a map showing counties without psychiatrists.

...Health Care Workforce Tagged as Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Statistics and data...

66. Rural Health Research Recap: Rural Behavioral Health
Date: Nov 2017

Summarizes key findings from the Rural Health Research Centers' most recent rural behavioral health projects. Discusses mental illness prevalence in rural areas, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among rural children, access to behavioral health services in rural communities, and rural behavioral health interventions. Provides links to each of the referenced source documents.

...behavioral health interventions. Provides links to each of the referenced source documents. Date 11/2017 Type Document Organization Rural Health Research Gateway Tagged as Abuse and violence · Access · Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce...

67. Examining Substance Use Disorder Treatment Demand and Provider Capacity in a Changing Health Care System: Final Report
Date: Dec 2017

Assesses demand and capacity for substance use disorder treatment, with comparisons between years 2013 and 2016. Features statistics including numbers of clients, staff hours, percentage of facilities offering pharmacotherapies and accepting various insurance types, and distribution of specialty treatments, with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.

...Health and Human Services Tagged as Access · Alcohol use · Behavioral health workforce · Health disparities · Health...

68. Rural Suicide: One California County's Fight to Save Lives
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 Native Americans.

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

69. Health Equity Report 2017
Date: 2018

Reports on trends in health equity and health disparities in the U.S. Provides statistics and information on multiple program areas, including: maternal and child health, primary care, access, quality, HIV/AIDS, mental and behavioral health, chronic disease, health promotion, health workforce, rural versus urban, and geographic disparities. Addresses disparity patterns for 3 priority areas: mental health, opioid use, and childhood obesity.

...health disparities in the U.S. Provides statistics and information on multiple program areas, including: maternal and child health, primary care, access, quality, HIV/AIDS, mental and behavioral health, chronic disease, health promotion, health workforce...

70. Creating a Culture of Health in Rural West Virginia: State Rural Health Plan 2018-2022
Date: Jan 2018

Presents a state plan representing the vision and goals for the health and well-being of people in rural West Virginia as identified by healthcare advocates within the state. Key health conditions and health indicators are discussed, including behavioral health, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, obesity, and social determinants of health. Priorities to support positive change are focused on improvements in the following areas: access to healthcare, health outcomes, workforce development, and community engagement.

...Health, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, West Virginia State Office of Rural Health Tagged as Access · Behavioral health · Health conditions · Health workforce...