How Schools Can Help Bridge the Mental Health Care Gap for Rural Students
As children across America return to the classroom this fall, the reality is that those in rural communities will face an especially steep uphill climb to success.
Building Partnerships to Support Mental Health Needs in Diverse Rural Schools
About 1 in 5 school-age children experience serious mental health issues yet few receive services. In rural schools, geographic isolation and limited resources make receiving services even more difficult.
KBIA’s Thinking Out Loud Interview with Wendy Reinke, PhD
KBIA’s Lee Wilkins talks with Wendy Reinke of the new National Center for Rural School Mental Health at the University of Missouri.
Q&A: Why Rural Youth Deserve Our Investment in Mental Health Supports
Too often the challenges facing rural adolescents are overlooked. The Curry School is changing that by launching a series of new initiatives to address issues related to mental and behavioral health in rural schools.
New National Center Aims To Boost Rural Schools’ Mental Health Resources
One of the center’s main goals, according to Reinke, is to equip teachers in rural schools, who often end up as the point people for their students’ mental health.
MU Receives $10 Million Grant to Fund Center for Rural School Mental Health
The center is a step toward Chancellor Alexander Cartwright’s goal of making MU a top research university.
UM Helps Create National Center for Rural School Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $10 million to establish a National Center for Rural School Mental Health.
MU awarded $10 million to create National Center for Rural School Mental Health
New center in Columbia, Mo. will help support rural educators and students in Missouri, Virginia and Montana.
Dept. of Education Awards Grant for Rural School Mental Health Center in Columbia
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $10 million for the funding of a rural school mental health center in mid-Missouri.
MU Awarded $10M to Support Mental Health Needs of Rural Students
NCRSMH intends to provide educators and administrators of rural schools in Missouri, Virginia and Montana access to scientific research over the next five years.
