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Posted 8/11/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
The Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and operated by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing) and the School-Based Health Alliance now has a guide to help mental health organizations have successful partnerships with schools as a way to help the mental health and substance use care for K-12 students. The guide provides information to consider, as well as resource recommendations.
Posted 10/10/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The University of Rochester, a RCORP-Rural Center of Excellence on SUD Prevention, has 988 Lifeline posters available for download on their website. The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was launched in July 2023 and provides a way for individuals experiencing a suicidal, mental health, or substance use disorder crisis to receive urgent help 24/7. Spreading awareness of the 988 Lifeline is important as it can help residents in rural areas obtain treatment and help quickly.
Posted 10/10/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
October 10, 2023 is World Mental Health Day! This is an opportunity for everyone to understand that mental health is a basic human right for everyone. Improving knowledge of this area and raising awareness can help achieve that goal. The World Health Organization has provided key messages, campaign materials, videos, and other information on mental health to spread for World Mental Health Day, and every day of the year.
Posted 8/31/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
The study explored opportunities for enhanced screening using telehealth and electronic patient-reported outcomes at five HRSA-funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics in Alabama – one of seven mostly rural states prioritized for the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative. While there were concerns among survey respondents around lack of in-person interaction, the study revealed opportunities to expand technology use in rural areas.
Posted 11/1/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Last year, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) launched a resource meant to help local health departments (LHD) prevent or mitigate potentially traumatic events, known as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) allows LHDs to make an internal assessment of their capacity to address and prevent a still-growing public health issue.
Posted 11/30/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
AHA recently released two case studies focusing on behavioral health in young people. “Community Partnerships: Improving Behavioral Health Access for San Diego’s Youth” focuses on Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, which in 2015 set forth a strategic plan to transform mental health by treating the whole child, integrating physical and behavioral health. “Community Partnerships: Improving Behavioral Health Access for Virginia’s Youth” examines the initiative put forth by Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters to transform pediatric mental health services through dedication and partnerships.
Posted 5/12/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, in collaboration with the George Washington University, released the first-ever grading of state efforts in addressing maternal mental health. The U.S. received a D, and 42 states received Ds and Fs.
Posted 6/2/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
Behavioral health care encompasses a wide variety of interventions delivered by many different types of providers. Although there is a call for expanding direct or indirect behavioral health service systems to care for those affected, in the U.S., nearly all these providers are in short supply.
Posted 12/8/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This fact sheet from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health about AI/AN Maternal Mental Health provides information on the disparities American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women experience including Maternal Death, Trauma: A Contributing Factor to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and Inequities and Systemic Racism Lead to Stress and Adverse Outcomes.
Posted 6/30/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Representing 25 years of empirical study on addiction, pharmacology, behavioral health, and criminal justice, these Standards are the foundation upon which all adult drug courts must operate.