Rural mental health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/mental_health/ Describes results from a survey on the mental health resource needs and issues of rural schools in South Texas. Presents national and state level data on mental health services and needs. -- Texas A&M University - Kingsville http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/11998.pdf Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:24:01 CST http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/11998.pdf Education Week article reports that rural schools struggle to provide mental health services to students, and nearly half of the counselors in a recent study said less than 25 percent of their students received adequate counseling services. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2012/02/assessing_mental_health_in_rural_schools.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:29:35 CST http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2012/02/assessing_mental_health_in_rural_schools.html Presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), focusing on trends between 2008 and 2009 and differences across population subgroups in 2009. Includes statistical breakdowns between large, small, and nonmetropolitan counties. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k9nsduh/mh/2k9mhresults.pdf Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:23:20 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k9nsduh/mh/2k9mhresults.pdf GoodTherapy.org article tells of a new study that suggests that men from rural communities are even more resistant than urban-dwelling men when it comes to getting psychological counseling. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rural-men-avoid-counseling-0127120/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:25:26 CST http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rural-men-avoid-counseling-0127120/ A new national report reveals that 45.9 million American adults aged 18 or older, or 20 percent of this age group, experienced mental illness in the past year according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17190 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:23:23 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17190 Offers a short overview, plus suggestions and tips for setting up, operating, and maintaining Telemental Health (TMH) Clinics, in the form of live interactive videoconferencing. -- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Western Region: Native Domain http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:31:06 CST http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/building-blocks-082411.pdf Bismarck ND October 3, 2012 -- North Dakota Department of Health http://www.ndhealth.gov/injury/trainings.htm Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:19:56 CST http://www.ndhealth.gov/injury/trainings.htm Dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. http://www.nami.org/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:11:48 CST http://www.nami.org/ Supports activities that establish or expand local programs in health, science, and education that serve identified needs of local communities. -- North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1768 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:05:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1768 Reports on a study that evaluated the depression literacy of a rural American sample, and examined the relationship of depression literacy with perceived need for and utilization of different types of services for those with emotional problems. http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticleNthAmer.asp?ArticleID=1803 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:50:17 CST http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticleNthAmer.asp?ArticleID=1803 Provides a searchable online registry of more than 210 evidence-based interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/Search.aspx Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:20:37 CST http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/Search.aspx Contains information about specific evidence-based practices and reviews of research findings on substance abuse prevention and treatment, mental health treatment and prevention of mental health disorders. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/ebpWebguide/index.asp Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:55:10 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/ebpWebguide/index.asp Discusses rural mental health clinician burnout - a significant concern for clinicians as well as mental health organizations. http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE%2014%20N%201/JRCP%20Kos%20Ready.pdf Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:44:41 CST http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE%2014%20N%201/JRCP%20Kos%20Ready.pdf Provides insight into reasons combat veterans were not seeking or receiving the behavioral health treatment they may need after deployment in a combat zone. http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE%2014%20N%201/JRCP%20Schaffer%2014.1%20ready.pdf Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:30:52 CST http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE%2014%20N%201/JRCP%20Schaffer%2014.1%20ready.pdf Psychologists face multiple ethical challenges in rural settings due to distinctive cultural constraints inherent within the environment. Suggestions for community-based and training strategies which integrate a strengths-based approach are presented. http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE%2014%20N%201/JRCP%20Hoffman%2014.1%20ready.pdf Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:18:29 CST http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE%2014%20N%201/JRCP%20Hoffman%2014.1%20ready.pdf Promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral health services to better address the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, whether seen in specialty behavioral health or primary care provider settings. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:54:47 CST http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/ An interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:46:31 CST http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html Anchorage AK May 15, 2012 -- National Association for Rural Mental Health http://www.narmh.org/conferences/default.aspx Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:11:41 CST http://www.narmh.org/conferences/default.aspx Examines rural behavioral health programs that were involved in a 2008 study. Reports information gathered from the study, the value of collecting and using the data to make program improvements, and finding funding for sustainability. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/pdf/ruralbehavioralmanual05312011.pdf Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:22:40 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/pdf/ruralbehavioralmanual05312011.pdf Helps State and local agencies develop resources so that all individuals with TBI and their families will have accessible, available, acceptable, and appropriate services and supports. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/conditions/traumaticbraininjury/ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:09:03 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/conditions/traumaticbraininjury/ Provides access to HRSA program data and other health related - including rural health - raw data for download and permits the user to selectively filter, sort, and choose data columns to create customized maps and reports. Also, presents charts, reports and maps and tools that address specific health data topics. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:19:01 CST http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/ Designed to help reflect and learn more about the concern of suicide in Native communities, identify their own resources, and use the knowledge and understanding of the communities readiness to work toward a common vision for wellness. -- Suicide Prevention Resource Center http://www2.sprc.org/aian/index Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:13:29 CST http://www2.sprc.org/aian/index Searchable collection of resource materials on various topics on suicide, suicide prevention, and mental health. -- Suicide Prevention Resource Center http://library.sprc.org/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:54:50 CST http://library.sprc.org/ MIRECC's research the causes and treatments of mental disorders and use education to put new knowledge into routine clinical practice in the VA. Their website provides access to websites and contact information for the 14 designated Centers as well as downloadable resources for clinicians. -- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs http://www.mirecc.va.gov/index.asp Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:28:43 CST http://www.mirecc.va.gov/index.asp Summarizes the results of examined data on North Texas pediatric traumatic brain injury among four levels of rurality: urban city, large town, small town, and isolated town. http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewnthamer.asp?ArticleID=1521 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:15:16 CST http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewnthamer.asp?ArticleID=1521 Describes how the Affordable Care Act will begin to address the neglect of Americas primary care system and, wherever possible, estimates the potential impact these efforts will have on patients, providers, and payers. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2011/Jan/1466_Abrams_how_ACA_will_strengthen_primary_care_reform_brief_v3.pdf Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:36:22 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2011/Jan/1466_Abrams_how_ACA_will_strengthen_primary_care_reform_brief_v3.pdf Addresses the critical need for itinerant counseling services for rural communities -- Marshall University http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE13%20N1/JRCP%2013.1%20Bain.pdf Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:18:05 CST http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/VE13%20N1/JRCP%2013.1%20Bain.pdf Webinar provides an overview of a technical assistance guide for promising practices in rural mental health including the strategies, methodologies, and resources needed to become evidenced based practices. -- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://wiche.edu/promisingPractices Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:26:11 CST http://wiche.edu/promisingPractices Reports that rural children are more likely to have a mental health problem and a behavioral difficulty compared to urban children. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/mental-health-problems-rural-children-family-impact.pdf Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:09:26 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/mental-health-problems-rural-children-family-impact.pdf Provides information on prevalence of children's mental health needs and associated access to care and family impact across rural and urban areas. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/WP45/mental-health-access-rural-children-family-impact.pdf Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:59:42 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/WP45/mental-health-access-rural-children-family-impact.pdf