Study Design: Using 2019-2020 National Mental Health Services Survey data, we assessed changes in provisions of telemedicine services by mental health care facilities before and after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Taken together, our results offer new insights regarding trends in telemedicine provision among US mental health provider organizations, as well as potential policy considerations to increase the provision of telemedicine for mental health. We included the following facility types: outpatient setting (outpatient mental health facilities, community mental health centers [CMHCs], and certified community behavioral health clinics), inpatient setting (psychiatric hospitals and inpatient psychiatric units of a general hospital), residential treatment facilities, partial hospitalization/day treatment facilities, Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, and other settings/multisetting mental health facilities. McDowell A, Huskamp HA, Busch AB, Mehrotra A, Rose S. Patterns of mental health care before initiation of telemental health services. Snowden LR, McClellan SR. Spanish-language community-based mental health treatment programs, policy-required language-assistance programming, and mental health treatment access among Spanish-speaking clients.

Source: New York Times March 17, 2023 01:06 UTC