Behavioral Health

North Dakota faces a serious lack of behavioral health services and professionals. Stigma and privacy concerns associated with mental health issues in rural areas may mean that many people do not seek out the few services available. The Center for Rural Health works to offset behavioral health disparities by:

• Supporting rural health facilities as they work to provide behavioral health services.
• Addressing the lack of culturally competent behavioral health professionals in tribal communities.
• Sharing behavioral health research, data, and best practices.
• Utilizing relevant state, tribal, and local data to guide North Dakota's substance abuse prevention planning, programming, and evaluation.

Key Contacts

• Rebecca Quinn, MSW, LMSW
  Program Director
• Jacque Gray, PhD
  Associate Director

Current Projects

• Behavioral Health Bridge
• Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training
• North Dakota Brain Injury Network
• North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access
• Primary Care Office
• Project ECHO
• Rural Community Toolbox: Funding & Tools to Build Healthy Drug-Free Rural Communities
• State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup