{"id":27079,"date":"2020-11-05T07:42:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T07:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=27079"},"modified":"2020-11-05T07:42:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T07:42:37","slug":"for-rural-youth-mental-health-care-can-be-tough-to-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=27079","title":{"rendered":"For Rural Youth, Mental Health Care Can Be Tough to Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"News_list_rdr\">\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Mental Health News<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: For Rural Youth, Mental Health Care Can Be Tough to Find\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/consumer.healthday.com\/media-library\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzYzMTcwMy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MDk3NjM1OX0.nMuqIE2ZPvsH4yyZB8vXWbmH7UvIMyXNAiAEAC51194\/image.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p>While young Americans&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/mental_health_psychology\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">mental health<\/a> appears to be getting worse, the places where help is needed most appear to have the fewest resources.<\/p>\n<p>A new study published in <em>JAMA Network Open<\/em> found that rural areas of the United States have fewer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/mental_health_psychology\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">mental health<\/a> services for young people. Previous studies have reported that they also have higher rates of youth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/suicide\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">suicide<\/a> than urban areas do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Youth mental health is something that seems to be getting worse, not better, because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">COVID-19<\/a>,&#8221; said lead author Janessa Graves, assistant dean for undergraduate and community research at Washington State University College of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/breastfeeding\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"proc\">Nursing<\/a>. &#8220;We really need these resources to serve these kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Using ZIP codes, researchers found 3.9% of rural areas have a mental health facility serving young people. That compares to 12.1% of metro areas and 15% of small-town ZIP codes.<\/p>\n<p>While 63.7% of counties nationwide had a mental health services for young people, just 29.8% of &#8220;highly rural&#8221; counties did, the study found.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even less intensive services like school mental health therapists are lacking in rural areas,&#8221; Graves said in a university news release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given the higher rates of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/suicide\/symptoms.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sym\">suicide<\/a> deaths among rural youth,&#8221; the study concluded, &#8220;It is imperative that the distribution of and access to mental health services correspond to community needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span\/>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Youth.gov, a U.S. government website, has more about <a href=\"https:\/\/youth.gov\/youth-topics\/youth-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">young peoples&#8217; mental health.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: Washington State University College of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/breastfeeding\/article.htm\" rel=\"proc\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">Nursing<\/a>, news release, Nov. 2, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Cara Murez<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. 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