Factors Associated with Mental and Behavioral Health Programming in U.S. Rural, Urban and Suburban Congregations.

ABSTRACT: In the United States (U.S.), rural residents experience poorer mental health outcomes and more barriers to accessing mental health care than urban residents. Faith-based institutions provide mental and behavioral health programming that can fill gaps in accessibility to mental health care. This study's primary objective was to examine specific factors associated with mental and behavioral health programming in rural, urban and suburban congregations. Data come from 1,262 U.S. congregations in the 2018-2019 National Congregations Study. We conducted logistic regression models to analyze the relationship between mental health programming and support and county classification, while controlling for sociodemographic and sociopolitical factors. We found that urban and suburban congregations wit

SUBMITTER: Ford C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12518456 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature