'Homegrown' Program Addresses Need for Rural Mental Health Professionals

The Prairie Nebraska project is a virtual training program that leads to a state certification in school psychology. The program pays participants tuition and fees and provides a book stipend. Recruitment focuses on rural residents who want to remain rural for their career with increased attention to tribal communities and multilingual rural residents. The project aims to capitalize on the idea that people are more likely to work in the communities they train in to reduce the mental health professional shortages in rural areas of Nebraska.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news