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Posted 6/15/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Opioid Use Disorder, Pregnant Women and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): Addressing the Challenges (Part II) webinar took place on June 9, 2020.
Posted 7/6/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This toolkit was produced by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, in partnership with the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, and in collaboration with the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub).
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Region 4 RCORP grantees share their experiences.
Posted 5/26/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
Posted 6/17/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Telemedicine is increasingly being used to treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). It has particular value in rural areas of the United States impacted by the opioid crisis as these areas have a shortage of trained addiction medicine providers. Patient satisfaction significantly impacts positive clinical outcomes in OUD treatment and thus is of great clinical interest.
Posted 8/4/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
Posted 12/15/2021
More than twenty percent of adults—or 1 in 5—experience a behavioral health disorder every year in the United States. Behavioral health disorders can be challenging to identify, screen for and treat, especially in rural communities and the supply of behavioral health providers often cannot meet the demand for services. This webinar highlighted state policy options to increase access to rural behavioral health providers, including leveraging telebehavioral health, considering licensing policies and compacts, utilizing emerging health professionals to address workforce gaps, and examining scope of practice policies for behavioral health professionals.
Posted 6/6/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Presenter(s):
Mary Roary, PhD, MBA, Director of the Office of Behavioral Health Equity, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Posted 8/17/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services recently published a policy brief on behavioral health and primary care integration in rural health facilities.