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APRIL 2025 EDITION
> The Opioid Epidemic in Rural Communities: Can Telehealth Increase Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Offset Barriers to Care?
> Mapping the Lived Experience of Substance Use Stigma: A Conceptual Framework of Salient Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors in Rural-Dwelling People Who Use Drugs
> PBS Report: How Alternative Policing in Rural America Could Work
> PBS Report: Rural Communities Are Rethinking Women’s Incarceration
> The Good Ol’ Boys and the Bad People
> Moving Beyond Addiction: In Eastern Oregon, Drug Use Often Lurks in the Shadows
> Opioid Orphans: Grandparents Struggle to Raise Children Left Behind
> Community Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications (OORMs) Planning Toolkit
> First Responder Substance Use Stigma Measures Toolkit
> Emergency Department-Based Substance Use Response: A Toolkit for Developing, Planning, and Implementing a Peer Recovery Coach-Led Program
MARCH 2025 EDITION
> For Farmers, Fitness Programs Can Improve Mental Health
> Montana’s Mental Health Crisis: How One County’s Mobile Crisis Response Team Is Filling Gaps and Saving Lives
> Identifying Signals of Mental Health Crisis in Calls for Police Service
> Understanding the Needs of Rural Communities: Principles and Practices for Overdose Prevention and Response
> Study: Effective Parenting Support Strengthens Rural Families
> A Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program to Address Rural Populations Using Telemedicine
> This Jail in Rural Maine Is a Model for Treating Opioid Addiction
> Ep. 145: Learn About Alaska’s Community Justice Workers Project
> Harm Reduction in Rural Areas: A Workbook for Homeless Response System Staff
FEBRUARY 2025 EDITION
> Justice Department Launches 2025 Access to Justice Prize to Address the Rural Justice Gap
> Choctaw Nation Found a Better Way to Deliver Harm Reduction
> Substance Use Prevention Model Working in This Kentucky County
> Understanding MAT Access in the Context of Unused MAT Capacity in the United States: When Increasing Rural MAT Capacity is Not Enough
> Rural Houselessness Among People Who Use Drugs in the United States: Results From the National Rural Opioid Initiative
> Anger and Associated Risk and Protective Factors Among Rural American Adolescents: Implications for Violence Prevention
> Description of Implementing a Mail-Based Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program in Community Supervision Settings During COVID-19
> Rural Justice Initiative Committee Releases Report and Recommendations
> An Enticing Offer: How Some Rural Communities are Winning the Competition for New Clinicians
> Wisconsin’s Rural Homelessness Crisis and the Fight to Do ‘More With Less’
> Identifying and Responding to Stalking in Rural Communities
JANUARY 2025 EDITION
> A Native-Led Program on the White Earth Reservation is Rewriting the Rules on Opioid Treatment for Parents
> Legal Kiosks Open New Opportunities for Access to Justice in Ely, Nevada
> A Cross-Sectional Study of Stigma Towards Opioid Users Among Rural Law Enforcement and Community Members in Tennessee
> Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Other Evidence-Based Service Offerings in Faith-Affiliated Treatment Centers
> Roadblocks to Reporting: Examining Barriers that Deter Domestic Violence Victim-Survivors from Reporting to Law Enforcement in Rural Communities of Pennsylvania
> Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration Patients
> A State of Mind: Confronting Our Mental Health Crisis
> Key Takeaways and Progress on Leveraging EMS in Overdose Response Among Five Learning Collaborative States
> Institutionalizing LGBTQ+ Justice: Culturally Specific Approaches in Rural Queer Communities
> On the Rebound (Stories from Recovery Court)
> A Beginner’s Guide to Navigating the Stigma-Free Toolkits: Supporting Students and Rural Residents’ Mental Health
> Evidence-Based Guide: Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth
> Interim Strategies for Responding to Unsheltered Homelessness
DECEMBER 2024 EDITION
> Rural Harm Reduction: Spotlight on Edgecombe County, North Carolina
> Examining the Relationship Between Culture and Perceived Societal Use Stigma in a Michigan-Based Mental Health and Addiction Focused Community
> Rural Houselessness Among People Who Use Drugs in the United States: Results from the National Rural Opioid Initiative
> Beyond Urban Centers: Investigating General Strain Theory and Opioid Use Among Rural Adolescents
> Telling Your Story: Communicating for Impact
> Sheriffs’ Community Outreach Program: Reducing the Criminality of Behavioral Health
> Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access at Rural Community Pharmacies
> Shared Services, Stronger Communities: The Future of Rural Police Departments
> Teens Linked to Care: Supporting Rural Youth
> Warm Handoff Interventions
NOVEMBER 2024 EDITION
> Join the Reaching Rural Initiative
> Examining Use of Telehealth in Jails: Linking Women to Community Opioid Use Disorder Services
> The Rural Addiction Implementation Network (RAIN) Initiative and Its Goals, Implementation, and Early Results
> A New Way to Support Grandparents Raising Kids Affected by the Addiction Epidemic
> A Prison Newspaper Hopes to Bridge ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ Worlds in Rural California
> Transportation and Housing Shortfalls Complicate Access to Help for Domestic Violence Survivors
> Shared Services, Stronger Communities: The Future of Rural Police Departments
> Rural Mass Incarceration and the Politics of Punitiveness
> Butler County Ohio Jail Reentry Program
> The House That Trauma Built: A Blueprint for Rural First Responder Mental Health Programs
> The Role of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Crisis Services and Systems
OCTOBER 2024 EDITION
> The Institute for Coordinated Community Responses (ICCR) Cohort
> Increasing Equitable Access to Care for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
> Implementing Peer Support Into Practice in Mental Health Services: A Qualitative Comparative Case Study
> Implementation of a Rural Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine Program in the Mountain West: A Study Protocol
> Maine Jail’s Groundbreaking Opioid 04. Treatment Program Shows Promise
> Nurse Practitioners in Mental Health: Enhancing Care Access in Underserved Areas
> From Crisis to Community: A Tribe’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic
> The RCORPodcast Episode 7: Innovation Tank Follow-Up: Reducing Jail-Based Recidivism in Utah
> Community Cornerstones: Conversations with Rural Hospitals in America
> Innovative Uses of Technology to Enhance Access to Services Within the Crisis Continuum
> From Settlement to Solutions: Resources for Evidence-Based Opioid Settlement Fund Use Based on Community Conversations: A North Carolina Case Study
SEPTEMBER 2024 EDITION
> Remembering our friend and colleague, the Honorable Judge Duane Slone
> Implementation of a Rural Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine Program in the Mountain West: A Study Protocol
> Linkage Facilitation for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Legal System Contexts: A Primer for Researchers, Clinicians, and Legal Practitioners
> ‘Life-changing Support’: In Rural North Carolina, a Program for Treatment
of Substance Use Disorder Through Pregnancy and Beyond Offers Care and Counters Stigma
> Successful Pre-trial Strategies in Rural Communities: Small-town Solutions to Solve Big-time Problems
> Implementing Harm Reduction Initiatives in Rural Communities
> The Rural Utah Community at the Crossroads of the Fentanyl Epidemic
> Introduction to the Special Series: Using Evidence to Enhance Health Services for Individuals Using Drugs in Rural Communities
> Rural Roads - The RCORPodcast. #71: NaloxBoxes in Rural Settings
> RTI Episode 294 | Just Outreach Teams for Substance Use in Rural Nevada
> SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Is Now Accepting Applications for Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshops
AUGUST 2024 EDITION
> “Expected to Happen”: Perspectives on Post-Release Overdose From Recently Incarcerated People With Opioid Use Disorder
> When Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Gets Disrupted by Extra Clinical Variables, How Should Clinicians Respond?
> Facilitators and Barriers to Adopting or Expanding Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Provision in Rural Colorado Jails: A Qualitative Analysis
> Treatment and Recovery Beliefs of Rural Vermont Family Members of People With Opioid Use Disorder
> The Promising Program Keeping Young People Out of the Criminal Legal System in Hawai`i
> Building a Behavioral Health Continuum of Care: The Role of Rural Leaders and Behavioral Health Directors
> Incorporating Peer Support Into Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
> Treatment and Recovery for Pregnant and Parenting People: A Naco Opioid Solutions Strategy Brief
> Rural Peer Hour
> Pain and Progress Through a Rural Lens: Community Violence Intervention Beyond Urban America
> Breaking the Cycle: Pilot Program Aims to Keep Rural Acadiana Residents Out of Prison
> Rural Roads - The RCORPodcast: Adventures in Recovery (AIR) Initiative
> Just Outreach Teams for Substance Use in Rural Nevada
JULY 2024 EDITION
> Planning Initiative to Build Bridges to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Options In the Nation’s Jails
> The Influence of Transformations in Supply on Methamphetamine Initiation Among People Injecting Opioids in the United States
> Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Transition-Age Youth Compared to Adults 26 or Older in Rural Settings
> Feasibility and Utility of Mobile Health Interventions for Depression and Anxiety in Rural Populations: A Scoping Review
> Rural-Urban Differences in Out-of-Network Treatment Initiation and Engagement Rates for Substance Use Disorders
> Contextualizing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Peer Support Service Provision in the Probation System With Implementation Science
> Restorative Radio
> A Refurbished Bus Brings Opioid Treatment to Deer Park, Testing a Model That Could Be Used Across the Rural U.S.
> How Colorado Training Programs Aim to Cut Mental Health Care Stigma Among Farmers and Ranchers
> Arts Help Rural Cities Creatively Support Community
> Ask the Expert: Crisis Response in Rural Areas
> Incorporating Peer Recovery Support Into Treatment Courts: Practice Guidelines for Treatment
> National Judicial Network: Forum on Human Trafficking and Immigration in State Courts
> One Crisis or Two Problems? Disentangling Rural Access to Justice and the Rural Attorney Shortage
> 988 Implementation in Rural Communities
JUNE 2024 EDITION
> Rural Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Need More Resources and Support
> Striving Toward Justice: Diverse Domestic Violence Survivors' and Practitioners Perceptions of Justice, Accountability, and Safety
> Rethinking the Removal of Kids From Moms Struggling With Moms Struggling With Addiction
> Training Health Professionals to Reduce the Overreporting of Birthing People Who Use Drugs to Child Welfare
> Access to MAT: Participants' Experiences With Transportation, Non-Emergency Transportation, and Telehealth
> Rural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers to Help the Newly Released Succeed
> Lone Star Legal Aid Introduces Courthouse Kiosks to Support Access to Justice in Rural Counties
> Sheriffs' Community Outreach Program: Reducing the Criminality of Behavioral Health
> Insights From the Reaching Rural Initiative – Navigating Leadership, Innovation, and Community Impact in Addressing Substance Use Disorder in Rural Communities
> New Film on Rural Mental Health Is a Teaching Tool for Counselors Experiencing Homelessness
> Federal Agencies Release New Resource to Connect People Returning to the Community to Health Care Services
> ‘Slowly Forging a Relationship’: Rural Vermont’s New Blueprint for Addiction Recovery
> Sustainability Toolkit: Five Steps to Build a Sustainability Plan for Systems Change
APRIL/MAY 2024 EDITION
> You’re More Likely to Be Shot in Selma Than in Chicago
> People With Disabilities and Violent Victimization in the Heartland: Results From the First Phase of the West Virginia Community Quality of Life Survey
> Addressing Rural and Non-Rural Substance Use Disorder Stigma: Evidence From a National Randomized Controlled Trial
> Reentry Program for Those Incarcerated Offers ‘A Model for Us to Follow’
> Rethinking Rural Recidivism: System Navigation Problems and the Myth of the Revolving Door
> From Our Federal Partners: Resources to Support Housing-Related Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
> Taking Stock of Rural America’s ‘Hidden’ Homeless
> Rural America Is in the Midst of an Eviction Crisis
MARCH 2024 EDITION
> Adults With Mental Illness Are Overrepresented in Probation Population
> First Judicial Circuit Remote Appearance Project Report Highlights Great Savings for Rural Court Users
> First Judicial Circuit Remote Appearance Project Report Highlights Great Savings for Rural Court Users
> National Guide to Improving Court Appearances
> From ‘No Resources’ to a ‘Model Program’: NM’s Behavioral Health Services Tailored to Rural Needs
> Engaging the Great Circle: A Qualitative Study of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s Mobile Medication Unit
FEBRUARY 2024 EDITION
> No Cost Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunity for Court and County Leaders
> HHS Finalizes Rule on Telehealth at Opioid Treatment Programs
> Substance Use Among Rural Adolescents With Incarcerated Parents
> Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Among People Who Use Drugs in the Rural United States
> BeHERE’s Effective Virtual Training to Build Capacity to Support People Who Use Drugs in Non-Substance Use Disorder Settings
> Millions of People in the U.S. Miss Their Court Date, With Dire Consequences
> Specifying Cross-System Collaboration Strategies for Implementation: A Multi-Site Qualitative Study With Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Organizations
> Leveraging Policy Changes Made in Response to COVID-19 to Advance Telehealth and Novel Treatment Approaches for People Who Use Opioids
> ‘We Hold You Sacred’: How A Mobile Drug Unit Is Fighting the Opioid Crisis in the Cherokee Nation
JANUARY 2024 EDITION
> No Cost Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunity for Court and County Leaders
> Retention in Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural Populations
> Addressing Rural Health Disparities Requires Trust, Data, and a Focus on Equity
> What Makes a Peer? Characteristics of Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists in an Emergency Department-Based Intervention
> Recent Incarceration, Substance Use, Overdose, and Service Use Among People Who Use Drugs
> Houselessness and Syringe Service Program Utilization Among People Who Inject Drugs in Eight Rural Areas
> Provision of Health Care Services Related to Substance Use Disorder in Southern U.S. Jails
> Peer-to-Peer Conversations
> Rural Roads - The RCORPodcast. 34: Family Perspectives
> Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: Remote Hearings and Suburban & Rural Courts
DECEMBER 2023 EDITION
> Preventing Legal Deserts in Our Rural Communities
> Opioid and Polydrug Use Among Rural Sexual and Gender Minorities: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
> Building a Restorative Justice Diversion Program for Youth in Rural Areas
> Use of Primary Care and Emergency Departments for Substance Use Treatment: The Rural and Urban Divide
> Rural Roads - The RCORPodcast: Horizon Health and Rural Transportation
> Us & Them Encore: Court of Second Chances?
> Reaching Recovery in Rural and Tribal Areas
> Overdose Prevention in Rural Communities
> Reducing Stigma in Rural Emergency Departments and Other Care Settings
> Rural Domestic and Sexual Abuse Program Advocates: Making a Difference in the Lives of Older Survivors of Abuse
> Campaigns Find Success in Decreasing the Stigma Around Substance Abuse
NOVEMBER 2023 EDITION
> Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions Solicitation
> Ambulance Deserts: Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services
> Rural/Urban Differences In Rates and Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence
> Identifying Multilevel Community Supervision Challenges to Inform Diversion Approaches for People With Mental Illnesses
> Recovery-friendly Workplaces Can Help Those on the Path to Healing
> ‘Planting Seeds Of Change’: In Rural Counties, Expanding Jail-Based Mental Health Services is a Community Effort
> Implementing Peer Support Services in Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies
> Jails to Jobs: These Companies Have Created Fair Chance Hiring
> Building Recovery Ecosystems for Substance Use Treatment
> Violence Intervention Program to Expand to Rural Counties
> American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Researchers Join in $1 Million Grant
OCTOBER 2023 EDITION
> Innovative New Fellowship for Rural Practitioners
> Program Connects Landlords With Those Needing Homes
> KFF Tracking Poll: Substance Use Crisis and Accessing Treatment
> Heavy Drinking, Handgun Carrying Linked Among Rural Youth
> Mainstream Addiction Treatment Act Removes a Roadblock to Recovery
> The Face of Rural Addiction Is Not What You Think
> NPR: There's a Nationwide Shortage of Foster Care Families
> Recovery Cafes Offer Support and Healing in Rural Communities
> Building Recovery Ecosystems for Substance Use Treatment
> VERA Incarceration Trends
> Rural Voices: Recovery in Rural America Summer 2023 Edition
SEPTEMBER 2023 EDITION
> Collaborative Responses to Domestic Violence in Rural Communities
> Mental Health Respite Facilities are Filling Care Gaps in More Than A Dozen States
> Workplace Support Plays a Critical Role In Managing the Opioid Crisis
> A Rural Health Clinic’s Journey to Behavioral Health Integration
> Can Text Messages Reduce Incarceration in Rural and Vulnerable Populations?
> Association Between Telehealth and Missed Appointments
> The Frontier of Harm Reduction
> Establishing Connections: Integrating Victim Services in Rural Law Enforcement Agencies Webinar;
> Improving Behavioral Health Services in Rural Communities Through Medicaid Challenges
> Rural Roads Podcast: The Importance of Involving Those With Lived Experience
AUGUST 2023 EDITION
> Crisis Response in Rural Areas
> Deadline Extended: Planning Initiative to Build Bridges
> Foster Care Closet Serves Rural Nebraska With New Bus
> Narcan Vending Machines
> One Crisis or Two Problems? Disentangling Rural Access to Justice and the Rural Attorney Shortage
> Rural Healthy People 2030: New Decade, New Challenges
> Once-Resistant Rural Court Officials Begin to Embrace Medications to Treat Addiction
> 'If You're Not Breathing, You're Not Getting Into Recovery'
> Psychiatric Residents and Fellows Fill Gaps in Rural Michigan Mental Health Care
> Guidelines for Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jails
JULY 2023 EDITION
> The Opioid Epidemic in Rural America
> Suicide Prevention in Rural Communities
> Tackling Rural America's 'Hidden' Housing Crisis
> Horse Industry Job Training Programs
> The Rural Behavioral Health Crisis Continuum: Considerations and Emerging State Strategies
> Harm Reduction and Recovery Services Support to Mitigate the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in a Rural Community
> Mixed Methods Study of a Coresponder Program in Rural Law Enforcement
> Community Prevention Systems Can Reduce Gun Violence Among Youth in Rural Areas
> Opioids are Devastating Cherokee Families
> Harm Reduction Saves Lives
> Mental Health Awareness Month Promotional Toolkit
MAY 2023 EDITION
> Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program
> Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association Annual Conference & Training Event
> Highlighting the Work of Rural Health Departments
> Community-Based Prevention System Linked to Reduced Handgun Carrying Among Youth in Rural Areas
> Biopsychosocial Contexts of Timely and Adequate Prenatal Care Utilization Among Women
> Prevalence of Substance Abuse Among Trauma Patients in Rural West Virginia
> Telehealth Helps More Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Access Buprenorphine Treatment
> Preventing, Mitigating, and Responding to Violence in the Rural Hospital Setting
> Wider Access to Narcan Helps Rural Communities Fight Overdose Deaths
> Second Chance Hiring
MARCH 2023 EDITION
> Building Comprehensive Responses to the Opioid Crisis
> Training Program Turns Lived Experiences into Peer Support
> BJA’s Learning Community for Rural Jurisdictions
> Affordable Housing and Recovery Cross-Sector Conversation
> Understanding the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Grant Management
> Crisis Response for Rural Communities Using Technology and Peer Support
> Looking Across Sectors at Strategies for Supporting Rural Youth and Families
> A Guide to Supporting Engagement and Resiliency in Rural Communities
> Mental Health in Rural NY: Findings and Implications of a Listening Tour
> Transitions From Jail to Rural Community for Adults With Mental Illness
> Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion: A Multi-Site Evaluation
> Recent Increase in Methamphetamine Use in a Cohort of Rural People
> The Association Between Grandparents as Caregivers and Overdose Mortality
> Trajectories of Handgun Carrying in Rural Communities
FEBRUARY 2023 EDITION
> Highlighting the First Cohort of RJC Innovation Sites
> Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative
> Truckers Against Trafficking
> Rural Opioid Initiative (ROI) Research Consortium
> Rural Justice and Remote Proceedings
> Greening Criminal Legal Deserts in Rural Texas
> Rural Criminal Justice Reform
> Mobile RV Clinic Successfully Treats Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Areas
> Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
> Strategies for Rural Communities for Addressing Substance Misuse Among Families Involved With the Child Welfare Systems
> Rural Resource Guide: Affordable Housing and Recovery in Rural Communities
JANUARY 2023 EDITION
> OJP Announces the Inaugural Class of Reaching Rural Fellows
> Greater Colorado Fellowship Opportunity
> Learning Community for Rural Jurisdictions
> Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems Initiative
> Recovery-Friendly Workplaces Empowering Organizations
> As Overdoses Soar in Rural America, More Clinicians Are Prescribing Addiction Medications
> In Rural America, Deadly Costs of Opioids Outweigh the Dollars Tagged to Address Them
> Rural Areas Come Out on Top for Quality of Inpatient Psychiatric Care
> Rural Criminal Justice Reform: Transforming Criminal Justice
> Poll: Rural Opioid Attitudes Progress
> Substance Use Employer Calculator
> Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Creating Legal Access Points in Rural Louisiana
DECEMBER 2022 EDITION
> Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Overdose Response
> Michele Statz Awarded the 2022 National Science Foundation CIVIC Planning Grant
> Facing Suicide VT: Resources and Supports for Rural Vermonters
> Ride to Recovery Program in Rural Tennessee
> Stories From Sullivan: How a Rural Community Responds To the Opioid Epidemic
> New Committee to Examine Unmet Legal Needs (Kansas)
> To Keep People from Returning to Jail, Mesa County Follows Other Communities’ Reentry Roadmap
> Four WA Communities Tried to End Youth Homelessness. One Is Seeing Success
> Research Brief: Regional Disparities in Rates of Parental Incarceration Among Minnesota Youth
> Findings from the Rural Jails Research and Policy Network in Georgia and Washington
NOVEMBER 2022 EDITION
> Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative
> Adapting Evidence-based Practices for Under-resourced Populations
> Mental Health Crisis Teams Slowly Expand to Rural Areas
> Police, Public, and Policymakers Work to Improve Responses to Mental Health Crises
> Examining Health Inequities in Three Distinct Rural Regions
> California Uses Video Conferencing to Extend Reach of Self-Help Center
> A Needle Exchange Project Modeled on Urban Efforts Aims to Save Lives in Rural Nevada
> How High Standards for Forced Mental Health Care Affect Care in Rural Oregon
> Students Helped Moultrie Police Develop Co-Responder Program
> Parent Partners Provide Mentoring and Support in Rural Iowa
> Examining the Burden of Public Stigma Associated with Mental Illness
> Maine's Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach, Naloxone, and Safety Initiative
OCTOBER 2022 EDITION
> A Guide to Funding Resources
> Association of Methamphetamine and Opioid Use with Nonfatal Overdose in Rural Communities
> Green Valley Justice Court Launches Traveling Court
> Youth Mental Health is in Crisis
> Young and Homeless in America
> Providing Free Rides Could Help People in Addiction Recovery
> How Voices Against Violence is Striving to be More Accessible
> Softball Game Helps 'Survivor Squad' and Law Enforcement Battle Addiction
> Rural Digital Divide Complicates Virtual Court Participation
> Rural First Responders' Perspectives on Naloxone
> Opioid Treatment Programs in Disadvantaged Rural Communities
> Justice by Geography: The Role of Monetary Sanctions Across Communities
> How Researchers Are Getting Farmers to Talk About Mental Health
> Identifying Unique Barriers to Implementing Rural Emergency Department-Based Peer Services
SEPTEMBER 2022 EDITION
> Reaching Rural
> Collaborative Responses to Domestic Violence in Rural Communities
> Urban-Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates
> Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion: Supporting Rural Communities
> Restoring Access to Maternity Care in Rural America
> National Association of Counties' Opioid Solutions Center
> Grant Helps State Launch Rural Mental Health Pilot Program
> Midwest Initiative Seeks to Reduce Opioid Use in Rural and Tribal Communities
> Defining Rural America: The Consequences of How We Count
> The Impact of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences on Rural Children, with Elizabeth Crouch
JULY 2022 EDITION
> Collaborative Responses to Domestic Violence in Rural Communities
> Sexual Assault Response Teams
> Mental Health First Aid for Rural Communities
> Mental Health Training: Strategies for Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies
> Tailoring Crisis Response and Pre-Arrest Diversion Models for Rural Communities
> Evidence-Based Crime Reduction Strategies for Small, Rural, and Tribal Agencies
> Rural Veterans and Local Nonprofits Receive Critical Housing Support Funded by the Home Depot
> Nevada Department of Corrections Opens Statewide Reentry and Training Hub
> Reducing Suicide One Message at a Time
> Tennessee Supreme Court Launches Justice Bus
> Legal Deserts with Professor Pruitt
> Improving Behavioral Health Services for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness in Rural Communities
JUNE 2022 EDITION
> Behavioral Health Recovery Innovation Challenge
> Strategies for Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies
> State Medicaid Managed Care and Access to Behavioral Health Services
> Mental Health First Aid for Rural Communities
> Addressing the Nation's Behavioral Health Crisis with Recovery Funds
> Lessons Learned from a Rural Opioid Addiction Treatment Program
> Rural Michigan Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Summit
> Rural Minds
> Reentry Advanced Manufacturing Program (RAMP)
> Indigenous Women Work to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Prison
> Health Clinic to Open in Webutuck, NY
MAY 2022 EDITION
> Comprehensive Opioid Stimulant and Substance Abuse Site-based Program
> Federal Grant Programs that Support Rural Jurisdiction
> Primer on Spending Funds from the Opioid Litigation
> Sustainable Rural EMS: Navigating Change
> Stand Against Stigma 21-Day Challenge
> Seeking Rural Jurisdictions to Inform Pretrial Advancement
> Community-based Violence Intervention
> Collaborative Responses to Domestic Violence in Rural Communities
> National Rural Summit on Mental Health and Criminal Justice 2022
> Nurse Creates Virtual Mental Health Service with Focus on Rural Schools
> Restorative Justice: A Best Practice Guide for Prosecutors in Smaller Jurisdictions
> A Case Study of Rural Reentry in Arkansas
APRIL 2022 EDITION
> Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
> Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program
> Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program
> Fellowship Trains Rural Attorneys on Juvenile Cases
> Rural Attorney Recruitment Program
> Eyes Up Appalachia
> Improved Opioid Treatment Programs Would Expand Access to Quality Care
> Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Out of Reach for Many Americans
> How Supported Do Rural Officers Feel?
> Human Trafficking is on the Rise
> Intimate Partner Violence
> Small & Rural Agency Crisis Response
> Strategies for Rural Communities
MARCH 2022 EDITION
> First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Support Services Grant
> Rural Communities’ Opioid Response Program
> Colorado’s Jail Based Behavioral Health Services
> Peer-to-Peer Initiative to Prevent Teen Dating Violence
> In a tiny NM courtroom, a push to delay evictions
> Emergency Rental Assistance Among Indigenous Tribes
> The Center Collaborative Podcast
> Expanding Access to Justice in Rural Communities
> Highlighting Tennessee’s Recovery Courts
> Rural Health Network Development Program 2020-2023 Grantee Directory
FEBRUARY 2022 EDITION
> Addressing Substance Use Disorder Recovery-to-Work Efforts
> Rural Summer Legal Corps
> Legal Assistance Pilot Program Helps Rural Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse in Utah
> Colorado Agriculture Addiction and Mental Health Program
> Evidence-Based Crime Reduction Strategies for Small, Rural, and Tribal Agencies
> Surry County Uses Transportation Program to Fight Opioid Crisis
> Rural School District Takes on Rural Shortage of Mental Health Care Professionals
> North Carolina Couple Creates Support Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
> Offering Buprenorphine Medication to People with Opioid Use Disorder in Jail May Reduce Rearrest and Reconviction
> The Role of Monetary Sanctions Across Communities
> 2020 U.S. Rural Health Report Card
> Expanding Access to Justice
JANUARY 2022 EDITION
> Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant
> Rigorous Evaluation of Strategies to Prevent Overdose Through Linking People with Illicit Substance Disorders to Recovery Support Services
> Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program
> Challenges in Risk Assessment with Rural Domestic Violence Victims
> The Convening County, Court & Justice Leaders: A Framework for Cross-System Collaboration
> LSC Launches Rural Justice Task Force
> New Motlow (TN) Program Fights Domestic Violence
> New National Poll Shows Encouraging Signs of Reduced Stigma Around Farmer Mental Health
> Justice by Geography: The Role of Monetary Sanctions
> Vera Institute of Justice Unveils Updated Incarceration Trends Website
> Improving Health in Rural Communities
> The International Society for the Study of Rural Crime
> Rural Appalachian Parks Departments 'Train Trauma to Support Youth
> Farm State of Mind
NOVEMBER 2021 EDITION
RURAL JUSTICE INNOVATION SITES SELECTED
> Rural Communities Opioid Response Program
> Addressing Domestic Violence in Rural Communities
> Mobile RV Clinic Successfully Treats Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Areas
> Joint Resource Guide to Strengthen and Expand Childcare Facilities in Rural Communities
> Planting a Life – and a Future – After Prison at Benevolence Farm
OCTOBER 2021 EDITION
INNOVATION SITES
> Foundation for Rural Service: Community Grant Program
> Improving Mental Health Service Access for Farming and Rural Communities
> Creative Access to Justice Approaches in Rural America
> Trafficking in Rural America
> Institute for Innovation in Prosecution: Prosecution Beyond Big Cities
> How Small Law Enforcement Agencies Respond to Calls Involving Persons in Crisis
> Why Prevailing Access to Justice Initiatives Fail Rural Americans
> Challenges in Risk Assessment with Rural Domestic Violence Victims
JULY 2021 EDITION
INNOVATION SITES
> Institute for Coordinated Community Response: Inaugural Rural Virtual Conference
> USDA Resource Guide for Rural Workforce Development
> How Can Child Welfare Systems Support Families in Rural Communities?
> Rural Child Welfare Practice
> Sexual Assault Training for Rural Law Enforcement
> Restoring Safety, Self-Determination, and Tribal Sovereignty
> Overcoming Rural Transport Challenges
JUNE 2021 EDITION
INNOVATION SITES
> National Center for State Courts: Family Centered Justice
> FY 2021 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies
> Talk Justice: Challenges to Delivering Legal Services to Rural Tribal Areas
> Innovations in Rural Prosecution
> America’s Rural-Jail-Death Problem