May 15, 2014
Spring 2014
Community Mental Health
Mental
Health First Aid Offers Helping Hand in Rural
Communities
by Candi Helseth
Mental Health First Aid is an
important tool in rural areas to identify and help people
in distress.
Sidebar: Resources on Rural Mental Health
Hotlines
and Mental Health Screenings Provide Needed
Support
by Candi Helseth
Mental health hotlines and mental health screenings offer
critical support in getting people the help they need in
a timely manner.
Challenges for Human Services
by Kathleen Belanger
Being
Connected Is the Key to “Survival of the
Fittest” for HIV-positive Women
A Texas program is helping rural HIV-positive women face
the challenges of their disease through a team approach.
Look What's Coming
by Wayne Myers, M.D.
Bad News,
Good News
An early childhood education intervention project in
North Carolina is proving to have long-term health
benefits for some of the participants 30 years later.
Around the Country
by Candi Helseth
Mississippi
Scholarship Program Helps Create More Rural
Physicians
The Mississippi Rural Physicians
Scholarship Program is addressing the state's health care
crisis by providing incentives for medical students to
practice in rural areas.
Greenhouse
Nurtures Confidence and Skills in Montana Psychiatric
Patients
Healing Waters Greenhouse at Montana State Hospital helps
patients increase social and work skills and decrease
stress.
ATC Updates
Updates to previous Around the Country stories
by Beth Blevins
Telepsychiatry
to Return to Washington State's San Juan County
A
beautiful new facility in Friday Harbor, Wash., is
bringing telepsychiatry services back to island
residents.
The Health
Wagon Featured on CBS News
The Health Wagon,
which offers free health care to thousands of patients
each year in Southwestern Virginia, was recently
spotlighted on the CBS news show, “60
Minutes.”
Rural Spotlight
by Beth Blevins
An
Interview with Lisa Davis
The director of the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
discusses innovative programs, hydraulic fracking and her
work in prisons.