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, LCSW - Program Director
• Jacque Gray, PhD - Associate Director

Most Recent Publications

• Consortium's Strategic Plan to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Use Disorder in Rural North Dakota
  This report identifies a strategic plan for addressing substance use disorder and opioid use disorder in rural North Dakota communities.
  Author(s): Schroeder, S.
  Date: September 2019
  Type: Report
• Consortium's Sustainability Plan: Addressing Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Use Disorder in Rural North Dakota
  A requirement of the grant, the sustainability plan highlights key resources and commitment to sustain both the consortium and the activities outlined in the Consortium's Strategic Plan to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Use Disorder in Rural North Dakota.
  Author(s): Schroeder, S.
  Date: September 2019
  Type: Report
• Consortium's Workforce Plan to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Use Disorder in Rural North Dakota
  A requirement of the grant, the workforce plan addresses activities and existing programs in North Dakota addressing shortages in rural providers to serve those with substance use disorders.
  Author(s): Schroeder, S., Dickson, L., Bauman, S., Quinn, R., Knutson, S.
  Date: September 2019
  Type: Report
• Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Schools
  This resource from the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center aims to promote positive mental health in rural schools.
  Author(s): Heitkamp, T., Nielsen, S., Schroeder, S.
  Date: August 2019
  Type: Other
• Changing Times
  The Center for Rural Health is involved in 14 projects related to behavioral health.
  Author(s): Haugen, B.
  Publication: Focus on Rural Health
  Date: June 2019
  Type: Article

Most Recent Presentations

• Benefits of Developing Interdisciplinary Teams and Working with Rural Communities to Conduct Research with a Local Impact
  Presented by Schroeder, S., Ruthig, J., Hand, L., Sanner-Stiehr, E., Heitkamp, T. on Oct 14, 2019 at the WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory-II with Two American Indian Samples
  Presented by Gray, J., Petros, T., Stupnisky, R. on Aug 08, 2019 at the 2019 American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois
• Measuring Social Stigma in North Dakota around Mental Health Disorders
  Presented by Schroeder, S. on Jun 11, 2019 at the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Minot, North Dakota
• Measuring Stigma Around Mental Illness in Rural Communities
  Presented by Heitkamp, T., Tan, C., Urlacher, B., Schroeder, S. on May 09, 2019 at the National Rural Health Association's Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
• Addressing Rural Mental Health Session #1: Rural Mental Health Disparities and Workforce Implications
  Presented by Heitkamp, T., Schroeder, S., Bruflodt, M. on Apr 25, 2019 at the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, webinar