disaster mental health
Rural mental health resources via the Rural Assistance Center
Rural mental health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center
- News: Happiness is a Collective, Not Just Individual, Phenomenon
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation article discusses how researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego have found that happiness is not the result solely of a cloistered journey filled with individually tailored self-help techniques, happiness is also a collective phenomenon that spreads through social networks like an emotional contagion. - Publication: Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention: Evidence and Implications: A White Paper
Explores the role of substance abuse in the interplay of factors that result in a greater risk for suicidal behaviors. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - News: Texas Officials Say Number of Injuries to Mental Health Patients "Disturbingly High"
Associated Press article via Lariat Online, (TX) reports that Texas has more mentally disabled patients in institutions than any other state, and the federal government has concluded that the state's care system is stubbornly out of step with modern mental health practices. - Publication: Preventing Hospitalizations in Depressed Rural Primary Care Patients
Re-examines whether depressed rural primary care patients are more likely than urban patients to be hospitalized; investigates whether differences in hospitalization rates can be explained by differences in the utilization of specialty outpatient care; and it looks at whether rural patients face more insurance barriers to outpatient care. -- WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research - News: About Half of College-Aged Had Psychiatric Disorders
Bloomberg article reports that almost half of college-aged adults had a psychiatric disorder over a one-year span, based on research criteria that ranged from bipolar disease to substance abuse including smoking, but few sought treatment, the study found. - News: New Therapy Technique for Depression
Psych Central reports that a new research study suggests a group-based psychological treatment called Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), could be a viable alternative to prescription drugs for people suffering from long-term depression. - News: Horses Offer Therapy in Rural Setting
The Fayette Citizen, (GA) tells of the nationally recognized Flying Change therapeutic program that utilizes Equine Assisted Psychotherapy to address needs areas such as abuse recovery and a wide range of behavioral and emotional issues. - Event: National Association for Rural Mental Health 35th Annual Conference
Albuquerque NM June 17, 2009 -- National Association for Rural Mental Health - News: New SAMHSA White Paper Examines the Relationship between Suicide and Substance Abuse
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a new white paper focusing on the current state of knowledge about the interrelationship between substance abuse and suicide. - News: New Nationwide Report Reveals that 5 Million People Participate in Self-Help Groups Each Year
New data indicate that 2.3 million people who participate in self-help groups for alcohol or illicit drug use currently abstain from use of these substances according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). - News: Promoting Innovation in Financing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the creation of a new financing center of excellence whereby SAMHSA will create a national network of expertise for generating new financing approaches as well as promising practices developed by mental health and substance abuse service programs and policy makers across the country. - Publication: Triumph Over Tragedy: A Community Response to Managing Trauma in Times of Disaster and Terrorism
Covers individual and communitywide stress and other public reactions after disaster, terrorism, and bioterrorism. Designed for disaster recovery planners, community leaders, first responders, extension professionals, health and mental health professionals, and other community stakeholders. -- National Rural Behavioral Health Center - Organization: National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
An association representing 1,300 organizations providing treatment and rehabilitation to help people recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders. - Publication: A Participant-Driven Effort to Assess and Address an Emerging Climate of Harassment in a Rural High School
Describes a participant-driven effort to assess and address an emerging climate of harassment in a rural high school. - Publication: Employment Patterns, Family Resources, and Perception: Examining Depressive Symptoms among Rural Low-Income Mothers
Examines how employment patterns, family coping resources, and perceptions of financial well-being influenced depressive symptoms of rural low-income mothers. - Organization: National Alliance of Multi-Ethnic Behavioral Health Associations
Promotes the behavioral well-being of people of color and to eliminate disparities in behavioral health services and treatment through policy reform, culturally appropriate research and consumer involvement. - Organization: National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
A national voice to address the unique mental health issues of Asian American Pacific Islanders. - Publication: State Mandates for Treatment for Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
Reports on state-mandated benefits, state laws regulating mental health and addiction treatment workers, and state-recognized mental health clinicians with authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Tool/Web Site: Rural Mental and Behavioral Health: A Web Portal for Rural Communities
Works to help communities to enhance social and emotional outcomes for children and families in rural and frontier areas. -- National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention - Tool/Web Site: The Suicide Assessment Five-step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) Card
Guides clinicians through five steps which address the patients level of suicide risk and suggest appropriate interventions. -- Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Tool/Web Site: Suicide Prevention Information Guide
Provides information, resources and frequently asked questions related to suicide prevention in rural areas. -- Rural Assistance Center - Publication: Rural Inpatient Psychiatric Units Improve Access to Community-Based Mental Health Services, but Medicare Payment Policy a Barrier
Investigates inpatient psychiatric units (IPUs) in rural hospitals as well as the community-based mental health services available to patients. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center - Publication: Ranking America's Mental Health: An Analysis of Depression Across the States
Compares depression levels and suicide rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and uses this information to highlight solutions to improve states mental health status. -- Mental Health America - Funding opportunity: 2009 Welcome Back Awards
Awards to fight the stigma associated with depression and promote the understanding that depression is treatable. -- Eli Lilly and Company