Rural areas are disproportionately impacted by mental health and substance use disorders,
drug overdose, and suicide. Several environmental and service access barriers are linked to …

Primary care settings often function as the front lines for behavioral health services in rural
areas. The lack of formal behavioral health care in rural areas is also well documented …

Behavioral health outcomes are often worse in rural areas than in urban areas.
Unfortunately, there is also a shortage of behavioral health professionals across the nation …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Community needs assessments (CNAs) assess services that
residents need and the programs and policies that can address these needs. Recent CNAs …

Abstract In 2014, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
implemented a new pilot program to create Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics …

In rural areas, poverty, geographic isolation, cultural differences, limited availability of
providers, and other barriers can prevent the engagement and retention of clients. As a …

Rural patients are characterized by high behavioral health needs and high barriers to
service utilization. One promising approach to addressing health inequities in the rural …

In the rural United States, provider shortages, inadequate insurance coverage, high poverty
rates, limited transportation, privacy concerns, and stigma make accessing mental …

Research on psychologists in integrated behavioral health care (IBHC) remains sparse and
appears nonexistent for rural-based psychologists. Using consensual qualitative research …

Among the many significant gaps between availability of mental health care and need for
these services in the United States, access to timely diagnosis and treatment is particularly …