Rural and Remote Behavioral Health Resources

About 3.4 million New Yorkers –more than 17 percent of the state's population –live in areas considered rural. Rural communities often face barriers to mental health care, including:

• Acceptability - social and cultural norms, stigma, and no anonymity
• Availability - workforce shortages, lack of insurance
• Accessibility - transportation, broadband connectivity, economic disparities, including homelessness and low paying jobs

OMH supports programs and initiatives aimed at removing these barriers.

This short video highlights CORE, which is among the programs helping to broaden access to mental health care in rural areas.

If you or someone you know needs help or support, use this list of confidential local, state and national support lines.

NYS RURAL RESOURCES

New York State Senate Legislative Commission on Rural Resources

Northeast and Caribbean Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center

New York | Rural Development (usda.gov)

Find a Mental Health Program

NATIONAL RURAL RESOURCES

Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living

Rural Behavioral Health | SAMHSA

USAC Affordable Connectivity Program

Rural Partners Network