Mental Health Awareness is Everywhere. Why Shouldn’t Virtual Care Be Standard?

Geoffrey Boyce describes the gaps that digital mental health approaches can fill, and why its importance should extend beyond the pandemic and have a permanent place in mental health strategy.

Geoffrey Boyce

Summary of Key Points:

 

  • Demand for mental health care is increasing across all ages
  • Traditional models have limitations that digital models can overcome including access and bridging disparities
  • Behavioural health clinicians can only meet 28% of patients’ behavioural health needs across the US through traditional means
  • When given the opportunity to flourish, virtual care works for patients and clinicians across the care continuum. The more telehealth is validated as a permanent fixture in healthcare with proper reimbursement, the better off our country’s mental health will be.

 

 

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