Addressing Rural Mental Health Session #1: Rural Mental Health Disparities and Workforce Implications

Registration is NOT required • April 25 @ 1:00pm Central

Please join the meeting five to ten minutes prior to the start time.

This webinar is part one in a series addressing rural mental health. As the first in the series, this webinar will provide a basic introduction to rural mental health. Presenters will discuss the definition of rural, rural demographics, and data on rural mental health and mental health disparities. Speakers will also present rural issues of access, acceptability, and availability of rural mental healthcare services. Several resources will be shared for participants to find additional data, policy briefs, funding opportunities, best practices, and toolkits specifically addressing rural mental health.

Hosted by:

• Shawnda Schroeder, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Science
• Thomasine Heitkamp, LICSW, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of MP-MHTTC at the University of North Dakota
• Matt Bruflodt, MA, Information Specialist for the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) at the Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Science

Training Topics

• Epidemiological trends in rural health
• Use of RHIhub as a resource

Learning Objectives

• How to provide mental healthcare with a limited workforce
• Understanding the larger context of rural mental health

Addressing Rural Mental Health Sessions 2 and 3 to be announced shortly!