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"De Facto" mental health system: A tool to understand the mental health system in rural communities, The
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/DeFacto_gale.pdf
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12�14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Describes the public health approach to understanding rural mental health delivery systems.
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But is it relevant? - Gatekeeper education in Idaho’s rural, frontier and tribal Areas
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/Kirkwood_rural.pdf
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Discusses how to modify suicide prevention trainings for rural and frontier communities needs.
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Information gaps on the deaf and hard of hearing population: A background paper
URL: http://www.wiche.edu/info/publications/InformationGapsResearchPaper.pdf
A background paper on the information needs of deaf and hard of hearing populations, particularly in rural America.
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Mental health and rural America 1994-2005: An overview and annotated bibliography
URL: ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/RuralMentalHealth.pdf
This report is the third edition of the work and covers 1994-2205. The report presents an epidemiological overview of mental health and substance abuse in rural America and discusses service delivery and workforce development. The report can be downloaded at the link provided or a printed copy can be ordered through HRSA. A PDF of the report is available at: ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/RuralMentalHealth.pdf
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Mental health risk factors, unmet needs, and provider availability for rural children: Executive summary
URL: http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_MH_Risk_Children_Exec_Sum.pdf
The study uses the 2001 National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative survey of the U.S. population. Key findings: nearly 1 of every 4 rural children has a potential mental health problem; rural African-American children had the highest prevalence of conduct problems and hyperactive behavior; over 1.9 million rural children with mental health problems live in areas with minimal to no care available.
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No longer alone: A resource manual for rural sexual minority youth and the adults who serve them
URL: http://www.nyacyouth.org/docs/ruralyouth/NoLongerAlone.pdf
This resource manual assists concerned adults in creating safe environments for rural gay youth. Includes information for students, teachers, and social service providers. Offers a comprehensive list of resources.
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Preventing youth suicide in rural America: Recommendations to states
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/ruralyouth.pdf
SPRC and the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association formed a workgroup to generate recommendations to prevent suicide among rural youth. This report details the recommendations for state-level agencies to address promoting help-seeking behaviors, data and surveillance, services, screening and identification, gatekeeper training, bereavement, and survivor issues.
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Rural health disparities
URL: http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/disparities/
This webpage discusses rural health disparities and links to various resources on the topic.
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Rural suicide prevention
URL: http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/Pages/Proxy.aspx?Content=MCRF-Centers-NFMC-resources-childresources-ss-suicidesafety.1.pdf
A two-page fact sheet containing information on adolescent rural suicide prevention.
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Services in rural and frontier communities: Summary of the Special Forum Held at the 2006
URL: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/SpecialForums/Services%20in%20Rural%20and%20Frontier%20Communities.pdf
Discusses development of a National Plan for Rural Behavioral Health and service delivery challenges by family and youth perspectives.
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Suicide in rural areas
URL: http://www.advancingsp.org/ASP_July_August_2005.pdf
Advancing Suicide Prevention, Vol. 1, Issue 2, July/August 2005. This journal issue contains articles on suicide in rural areas of the U.S. Includes articles on Native American suicide and firearms as well.
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Suicide prevention in rural America
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/NYsummit.rural.pdf
PowerPoint slides from the New York State Office of Mental Health Statewide Summit on Suicide Prevention in November 14-15, 2005. The slides cover the scope of the problem of suicide in rural America and discuss possible prevention steps.
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Suicide prevention toolkit for rural primary care
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/primer.pdf
This toolkit contains the information and tools needed to implement state-of-the-art suicide prevention practices in primary care settings. Although the tools are designed with the rural practice in mind, most are quite suitable for use in non-rural settings as well. The Toolkit includes sections on educating clinicians and office staff and developing mental health partnerships, as well as patient management tools and patient education tools.
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Working in rural and frontier communities (Presentation 1)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/Sebian_rural12-13-06.pdf
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Provides a general outline of behavioral health and suicide prevention in rural and frontier areas.
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Working in rural and frontier communities (Presentation 2)
URL: http://www.sprc.org/grantees/pdf/2006/workingRural_NealHoren.pdf
State/Tribal/Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting. December 12–14, 2006, North Bethesda, MD. Describes systems of care, state strategies and work underway.
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