Rural & Underserved Health Research Center Publications

Abstract

Overview of Key Findings

▪ The number of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) expanded from 2022 to 2023, increasing from 371 to 480. Most of the growth was driven by rural counties (57.9% increase, 126 to 199) while urban counties increased by 14.7% (245 to 281).

▪ The number of services offered at CCBHCs is similar in both rural and urban localities, but urban CCBHCs were more likely to offer services that cater to a diverse client base, such as speaking different languages, and nicotine cessation programs. Rural CCBHCs were more likely to have programs for minors, veterans, and emergency psychiatric services.

▪ Comparing the number of services offered to other mental health clinics, CCBHCs offered more services on average.

▪ The growth in CCBHCs shows promise for increasing the availability of integrated behavioral and pharmacological treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural communities.

Publication Date

5-2025

Notes/Citation Information

©2025 Rural & Underserved Health Research Center, University of Kentucky

The information, conclusions and opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and no endorsement by FORHP, HRSA, HHS, or the University of Kentucky is intended or should be inferred.

Funding Information

This project was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement # U1CRH30041.

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