The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
The schools doing everything they can with limited resources.
The families searching for answers.
It’s about the students who are struggling but not yet seen.
Your support can transform lives and inspire better futures.
Your support can transform lives and inspire better futures.
Our work is more
than systems or programs.
Our work is more
than systems or programs.
Our work is more
than systems or programs.
RBHI was built to make sure support reaches them earlier, faster, and where it’s needed most.
RBHI was built to make sure support reaches them earlier, faster, and where it’s needed most.
RBHI was built to make sure support reaches them earlier, faster, and where it’s needed most.
Building Something Different
RBHI exists to ensure that mental health care is not just something that exists in theory but something young people can access when they need it.
RBHI exists to ensure that mental health care is not just something that exists in theory but something young people can access when they need it.
We Focus On:
Ensuring every child can access support through a virtual care model
Ensuring every child can access support through a virtual care model
Early symptom identification via universal mental health screening in schools
Early symptom identification via universal mental health screening in schools
Immediate intervention for students with elevated risk
Immediate intervention for students with elevated risk
Comprehensive care connection support for students and families
Comprehensive care connection support for students and families
01
From research to realization
Janet Lindow, PhD, and Matt Byerly, MD studied new suicide prevention programs and digital therapies in rural settings.
01
From research to realization
Janet Lindow, PhD, and Matt Byerly, MD studied new suicide prevention programs and digital therapies in rural settings.
02
RBHI is founded
Rural Behavioral Health Institute is founded by Janet Lindow to bridge the gap between research and real-world access to care in rural America.
02
RBHI is founded
Rural Behavioral Health Institute is founded by Janet Lindow to bridge the gap between research and real-world access to care in rural America.
03
The first school pilot launches
RBHI partnered with MERET to pilot its Screening Linked to Care (SLTC) model in Montana schools, combining universal screening with same-day intervention and virtual care support.
03
The first school pilot launches
RBHI partnered with MERET to pilot its Screening Linked to Care (SLTC) model in Montana schools, combining universal screening with same-day intervention and virtual care support.
04
Statewide expansion begins
Montana invests $2.1 million to expand universal mental health screening and support for students across the state.
04
Statewide expansion begins
Montana invests $2.1 million to expand universal mental health screening and support for students across the state.
05
Scaling across rural America
RBHI now supports schools across multiple states, helping thousands of students access mental health support earlier and more effectively.
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Scaling across rural America
RBHI now supports schools across multiple states, helping thousands of students access mental health support earlier and more effectively.
A History That Stands Behind.
A History That Stands Behind.
A History That Stands Behind.
From Research to Real-World Impact
From Research to Real-World Impact
From Research to Real-World Impact
Why we exist
RBHI was founded on a bold but necessary vision: a rural America where every person who needs mental health care can actually receive it. For decades, our founders and team worked on some of the most pressing public health challenges - focusing especially on communities too often left behind. In rural regions, where provider shortages, distance, and stigma intersect, access to mental health care is not just limited - it’s often out of reach.
Why we exist
RBHI was founded on a bold but necessary vision: a rural America where every person who needs mental health care can actually receive it. For decades, our founders and team worked on some of the most pressing public health challenges - focusing especially on communities too often left behind. In rural regions, where provider shortages, distance, and stigma intersect, access to mental health care is not just limited - it’s often out of reach.
Why we exist
RBHI was founded on a bold but necessary vision: a rural America where every person who needs mental health care can actually receive it. For decades, our founders and team worked on some of the most pressing public health challenges - focusing especially on communities too often left behind. In rural regions, where provider shortages, distance, and stigma intersect, access to mental health care is not just limited - it’s often out of reach.
A child’s access to mental healthcare shouldn’t depend on their zip code.
A child’s access to mental healthcare shouldn’t depend on their zip code.
A child’s access to mental healthcare shouldn’t depend on their zip code.
Rural Behavioral Health Institute closes the gap between need and access
Rural Behavioral Health Institute closes the gap between need and access
Rural Behavioral Health Institute closes the gap between need and access