How Telehealth Can Best Support Mental Healthcare

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Dr. Holly Dubois, chief clinical officer at Mindstrong, a digital mental health company, talks about virtual care’s role and offers a look at a special telemedicine program designed to prevent suicide among veterans.

 

Questions covered include:

 

  • Why is virtual care an important option for treating mental illnesses today?
  • What kind of technologies and data must come together for caregivers to successfully treat mental health patients?
  • How can health IT monitor and predict care outcomes for mental health patients? How can such IT flag when patients may be at risk for negative outcomes and keep them out of the emergency room?
  • Mindstrong Health received USD $250 000 Government Grant to help prevent Veteran Suicide. Holly discusses this.

 

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Victoria is CEO of Mental Health Innovations, the charity behind SHOUT, the UK’s first 24/7 crisis text service. From 2011 to 2017, she was Director of Programmes at The Royal Foundation, building a portfolio of projects including the Invictus Games, Coach Core, United for Wildlife and Heads Together.