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From the Bench to the Ranch

Rural mental health researchers, providers, policy makers, consumers, and funding agencies joined together to discuss how to adapt current evidence-based practices to, and create new evidence-based practices for, rural and frontier communities. Below are the agenda, participatant list, presentations and other resources presented at this meeting.

Agenda

Participant List

Presentations:

Welcome and Overview (Dennis Mohatt, WICHE)

Implementing Evidence-Based Supported Employment in Rural Areas (Gary Bond, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis)

HRSA Opportunities for Mental Health Research and Practice (Kristi Martinsen, U.S Department of Health and Human Services)

ACT-ing Rural: Considerations & Adaptations in Rural Assertive Community Treatment (Maria Monroe-DeVita, University of Washington)

Implementation ofCollaborative Care Models in Rural Primary Care Practices (John Fortney, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)

Using Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams with Mental Health Courts in Rural Idaho (Randy Rodriquez, Region VII Division of Behavioral Health)

Mental Health Court (Eric Olson, District 7, Mental Health Courts)

Funding the Development of Evidenced-Based Practices in Rural and Frontier Areas (Robert A. Mays, Jr., National Institute of Mental Health)

Resources:

Evidence-Based Practice As Mental Health Policy: Three Controversies And A Caveat
by Sandra J. Tanenbaum

The Role of “Evidence” in Recovery from Mental Illness
by Sandra J. Tanenbaum

A Communications Toolkit For Health Researchers
By Wendy Opsahl, MA; Amanda Scurry, MS; Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN; Patricia Moulton, PhD; Kristine Sande, MBA; Naomi Lelm, BA

Service User Participation & Involvement… Whe Really Cares?
by Steve Morgan


For further information, please contact:
Nicole Speer
Phone: 303-541-0257
E-mail: nspeer@wiche.edu


Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by Grant No. 1H13SM058415-D1 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications, and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

 


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