The Center for Rural, Frontier, and Tribal Health
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University
Dr. Beth Hudnall Stamm, Ph.D., Project Director/Principal Investigator
Enriching Lives: Resources for mental health care providers help
Traumatized rural children and their families
Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health provide free consultation – to providers in rural, frontier and tribal areas – about interventions for child trauma, reimbursement, and recruiting and retaining personnel
*Cutting-Edge Assessment Tools *Federal Program for Recruiting
*Free CE Education Credits *Subsidized Telecommunications
What is it about?
- The objective of our project is to assist rural, frontier, and Tribal communities in the treatment of child traumatic stress through technology-augmented resources. This effort offers rural health professionals tools for optimal practice management, evidence-based clinical protocols, effective personnel recruiting, up-to-date reimbursement knowledge, and Telehealth innovations.
How will it help me?
- Health professionals who have better resources and feel better about their work will have better professional quality of life. As a result, clinicians can provide better care, and practice management will be optimized. Consumers and family members will benefit from improved care.
Who can participate?
- Physicians, nurses, mental health providers, even teachers and community leaders —anyone who deals with child trauma in rural communities. Consultations also are available to schools, parents and other community groups to address access and barriers to child trauma treatment.
What is involved? ISU/IRH is offering providers in rural, frontier and Tribal areas with FREE training and consultation regarding:
- Assessment tools for traumatic stress
- Educational resources about trauma, including your own access to internet databases and video streaming presentations that may offer free continuing education credits
- Reimbursement programs for mental health services to rural clients
- Financial incentive assistance for recruiting and retaining rural mental health providers
- Financial assistance for telecommunication technology
- Resource tools to lessen stigma for seeking and utilizing mental health treatment
To find out more. If you would like to participate in the project, please visit our website: http://telida.isu.edu/telida/childtsbeta and subscribe as a new member or send an email to childts@isu.edu. Of course, you may choose not to continue at any point. We would be glad to answer any questions that you may have.
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This program is funded under Grant No. #1 UD1 SM56114-01 from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, (DHHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of DHHS.
