Relevant Rural Articles and Reports

Understanding farming culture and stressors unique to the agricultural community is essential to addressing farmers’ emotional health and wellbeing.

This task force report describes research on the behavioral health needs of rural women, rural demographics and the incidence of violence, depression, stress, AIDS and heart disease.

This Minnesota Psychologist article describes cultural factors affecting rural people’s mental health and different treatments needed.

Facts and statistics on rural health care, risk factors, health care access and use, and health delivery systems.

The Rural Health Initiative completed the report “The Behavioral Healthcare Needs of Rural Women;” encourageed psychologists to work in underserved areas; promoted integrated health care in rural settings; and conducted Rural Health Forums at convention.

In 2002, the committee supported prescriptive authority for psychologists, the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), and integrating behavioral health care with primary health care.

In 2003, the committee supported prescriptive authority for psychologists, the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), and integrating behavioral health care with primary health care.

This task force report describes research on the behavioral health needs of rural women, rural demographics and the incidence of violence, depression, stress, AIDS and heart disease.

An article from the Minnesota Psychologist on rural cultural competence, assessing rural clients and differences in language, body language and boundaries.