TIME (6/14, Ducharme) reports, “By May 2020, 85% of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) surveyed clinician members said they were conducting the majority of their sessions virtually, up from just 2% prior to the pandemic.” But, even though “telehealth has indisputably improved mental-health care access,” it has not “to such an extent that it delivers on promises of revolutionizing the mental-health system.” In other words, “the same problems that kept many people – particularly those who are lower-income or of color – from seeking care before the pandemic still exist, even with the expansion of telehealth.” Consequently, “mental-health usage in the U.S. hasn’t changed as drastically as many advocates would have liked.”
Related Links:
— “Teletherapy Aimed to Make Mental Health Care More Inclusive. The Data Show a Different Story “Jamie Ducharme, TIME, June 14, 2021