Rural and Frontier Mental and Behavioral Health Care: Barriers, Effective Policy Strategies, Best Practices

Date
2006
Description

Discusses barriers to mental and behavioral health service delivery in rural America. Includes model programs and model policy strategies for rural mental and behavioral healthcare delivery. Also discusses the roles that telehealth and that the State Offices of Rural Health should play in service delivery.

Center
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Donald Sawyer, John Gale, David Lambert