Description
This topic guide focuses on mental health in rural areas and helps health and human services providers in their efforts to develop, maintain, and expand mental health services in rural communities. It also highlights challenges and important issues in mental healthcare delivery, such as workforce shortages, access issues, anonymity, stigma, integration of mental health services into primary care, and suicide prevention.
Features
- Mental health resources
- Mental health organizations
- Funding and organizations
- Online library
- Data visualizations
- Case studies
- Toolkits & models
Practical Applications
- Read the most recent data on rural health to help your congregation understand community assets, challenges, and resources.
- Help your congregation find mental health resources (organizations, providers, funders, etc) for rural and BIPOC congregations.
- Download specialized toolkits on mental health and suicide prevention to address unique rural congregational needs.
