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How telepsychiatry is helping chip away at the mental health crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It is no secret that the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis due to aggravated conditions from the pandemic exacerbated by of a shortage of mental health professionals, especially psychiatrists. As many as 80% of individuals seeking mental health treatment in the U.S.

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TCMHCC and Trayt Health Addressing Youth Mental Health at Scale

Healthcare IT Today

State and local governments, along with non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations are teaming up in Texas to tackle youth mental health. Youth Mental Health Crisis Mental health has long been a neglected area of healthcare, particularly when it comes to children and teenagers.

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How virtual reality can help address the mental health professional shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More people are in need of mental health treatment today than ever before, but there just aren't enough therapists to meet the growing demand. received mental health treatment or counseling. Telehealth certainly has made mental healthcare available to many more people. million adults in the U.S.

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Vita Health Announces $22.5M Series A Funding Round

Healthcare IT Today

The Vita behavioral health care pathways are based on the founding team’s successful clinical trials published in JAMA, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and thousands of patient encounters demonstrating reductions in suicide attempts by more than 60% and deaths by up to 80%. In 2021 there were over 1.7

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Telehealth Utilization Rates Increase Again in May

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Judging from the numbers, telehealth is becoming increasingly popular across the country. National telehealth utilization rates among private insurers grew by 10.2% in May, signaling that telehealth utilization is a serious contender for mental health and serious pandemic interventions. in May, up from the 4.9%

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. She’s board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry as well as adult psychiatry. Taking vitals is not necessary. Regarding telepsychiatry, she says in 2024: 1.

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Telehealth helps reduce depression in youth, Texas consortium finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In spring 2021, emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts were nearly 51% higher for adolescent girls compared with the same time period in 2019. THE PROBLEM At the same time, there is a critical shortage of behavioral health specialists. right now have no mental healthcare providers at all.