Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
Posted onIn-person mental health care is hard to arrange in rural nursing homes, so video chats with faraway professionals are filling the gap.
Tag: Iowa
Mental Health Crisis Teams Aren’t Just for Cities Anymore
Posted onIn many cities, social workers and counselors are responding to mental health emergencies that used to be solely handled by police. That approach is spreading to rural areas even though mental health professionals are scarcer and travel distances are longer.
As State Institutions Close, Families of Longtime Residents Face Agonizing Choices
Posted onIowa, under federal pressure to improve care for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, is set to join 45 other states that have closed most or all of their state institutions for such residents.
La línea de salud mental 988 se expande, pero no demasiado en las zonas rurales
Posted onLa línea 988 de National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, que se lanzó el 16 de julio, fue diseñada como una herramienta universal de apoyo a la salud mental para quienes llaman en cualquier momento y desde cualquier lugar.
The US Mental Health Hotline Network Is Expanding, but Rural Areas Still Face Care Shortages
Posted onOn July 16, a three-digit number, 988, became the centerpiece of a nationwide effort to unify responses to Americans experiencing mental health crises. But many people, especially those in rural areas, will continue to find themselves far from help if they need more support than call operators can offer.
Economic Blow Of The Coronavirus Hits America’s Already Stressed Farmers
Posted onAt the start of the spring planting season, farmers across the U.S. heartland were already trying to recover from last year’s flooding amid worsening economic conditions when the pandemic struck. Farm bankruptcies and suicides continue to climb. A lack of mental health resources in rural America makes finding help more complicated.
They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself.
Posted onSarah and Andy fell in love while working to keep drug users from overdosing. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy’s fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.