REPOST: SAMHSA DTAC Rural DBH Virtual Conversation June 2023- Follow up Materials

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Due to technical difficulties, we are reposting this information.

SAMHSA DTAC recently hosted a Virtual Conversation focusing on Rural Disaster Behavioral Health. 

Below you will find links to resources referenced during the meeting and related to the topics discussed, as well as a link to our feedback survey where you can provide us with information about your experience.

SAMHSA DTAC Website:

https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac

Relevant SAMHSA DTAC DBH Resources:

• Supplemental Research Bulletin: Challenges and Solutions for Disaster Behavioral Health in Rural and Remote Communities
• Tips for People Who Take Medication: Coping With Hot Weather

Some additional resources shared by our subject matter expert:

• Homepage | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Human Sciences (iastate.edu)
• How mental health impacts Iowa's farmers, rural communities
• Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Rural Health and Primary Care
• Nonprofit hopes to bring mental health awareness to Iowa's rural communities
• Pandemic’s toll on rural Iowa a ‘looming mental health crisis’

Attached you will also find a list of trainings referenced during the event and a copy of the PowerPoint slides. 

Contact information for hosts/presenters:

• Karen Hyatt, Iowa Health and Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health, khy...@dhs.state.ia.us
• Alexandra (Xani) Podolny, SAMHSA DTAC, apod...@iqsolutions.com, or dt...@iqsolutions.com

SAMHSA DTAC values your input, please complete a brief survey about SAMHSA DTAC services: https://iqsolutions.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjYCSJDUQAGi1h3