Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resources

These problems are often overlooked in the discussion of rural health care (I think oral health is, too, but that’s a topic for another post).  September is Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.  I’ve found a number of resources on substance abuse and mental health—grants, training, tools, and reports.  These may give you some ideas [...]

September 18, 2009 · KJacobson · One Comment
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Catching Up With Conferences

I’m still catching up on posts; here are some conferences.  Sorry that some of these are kind of last minute.  The good news is that many of these are right here in Wisconsin.   August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month; VSP, a vision insurance plan, funds Sight for Students to provide free eye exams [...]

August 28, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Grants, Grants, Grants

I’m back from vacation, finally cleared off my desk and realized I hadn’t posted in a couple weeks.  I want to get something up quickly, so, here are a lot of grant opportunities!   St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens, GA is donating eight used ambulances to communities that can demonstrate need.  Their preference [...]

August 25, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Tools to Address Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse

I hope you find these resources useful.  I really encourage you to consider nominating someone for the Eli Lilly award.   Eli Lilly sponsors the Reintegration Awards, which honor individuals and groups who support people living with mental illness.  They award up to $5,000 for those who dedicate themselves to improving the lives of those [...]

June 17, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Grants

Mental health, oral health and EMS are some areas that I think get kind of lost in the shuffle for funding, so I try to highlight as many opportunities for grants, conferences and other resources as I can.  Here are some substance abuse and mental health resources.   May 14 UW Eau Claire will host [...]

April 14, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Resources

Rural communities generally lack mental health/substance abuse services, compared to urban areas, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts.  I hope you find these resources useful in helping you address this gap.   The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will fund adolescent treatment programs with Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants.   They will [...]

March 27, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Rural Veterans Health Resources

Rural veterans are in poorer health than urban veterans, according to studies over the last several years.  This is often related to access—urban areas generally have more clinics and hospitals per capita than rural communities.  Veterans are disproportionately rural; 40% are rural and over 12% of rural residents are veterans, compared to 10% of the [...]

February 19, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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More Children’s Health Resources

There are so many great resources out there for programs directed at improving children’s heath that I thought I’d put up another post on the subject.  If I haven’t said it before and if you haven’t figured out from my other posts, I define resources broadly.  Grants, of course, but also conferences, training opportunities, tools [...]

January 22, 2009 · KJacobson · 2 Comments
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