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Shortages of Rural Mental Health Professionals

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  • Steven Stern
  • Elizabeth Merwin
  • Ivory Hinton

Abstract

This study presents a conceptual model of the supply and demand for mental health professionals. It uses national data to profile differences in the supply of mental health professionals in different types of rural and urban areas. It contrasts the availability of general health and mental health professionals. It examines shortage areas identified in 2000 and their related community characteristics. Because of the absence of data on a national level to describe many types of mental health professionals state licensure data for one state were used to show the volume and distribution of these practitioners. To improve rural mental health service delivery it will be necessary to implement system changes to promote the increased availability, competency, and support of rural health professionals.

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  • Steven Stern & Elizabeth Merwin & Ivory Hinton, 2003. "Shortages of Rural Mental Health Professionals," Virginia Economics Online Papers 395, University of Virginia, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:vir:virpap:395
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    1. Moon, Jungrim & Williford, Anne & Mendenhall, Amy, 2017. "Educators' perceptions of youth mental health: Implications for training and the promotion of mental health services in schools," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 384-391.
    2. Natalia Ruiz-Segovia & Maria Fe Rodriguez-Muñoz & Maria Eugenia Olivares & Nuria Izquierdo & Pluvio Coronado & Huynh-Nhu Le, 2021. "Healthy Moms and Babies Preventive Psychological Intervention Application: A Study Protocol," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-13, November.
    3. Cook, Benjamin Lê & Doksum, Teresa & Chen, Chih-nan & Carle, Adam & Alegría, Margarita, 2013. "The role of provider supply and organization in reducing racial/ethnic disparities in mental health care in the U.S," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 102-109.
    4. Jennifer S McCall-Hosenfeld & Sucharita Mukherjee & Erik B Lehman, 2014. "The Prevalence and Correlates of Lifetime Psychiatric Disorders and Trauma Exposures in Urban and Rural Settings: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(11), pages 1-11, November.

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    Keywords

    mental health; rural;

    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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