Telemental Healthcare Service Availability Has Dropped Since COVID-19 PHE Ended, Research Finds

mHealthIntelligence (7/10, Vaidya ) reports, “Telemental healthcare service availability has declined since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), with only 79 percent of mental health treatment facilities offering telehealth after May 2023 compared to 81 percent before then, new research shows.” The study also found “the availability of audio-only telehealth declined from” 49.3% of facilities to 34.1%, “and the availability of telehealth for comorbid mental health and alcohol use disorder declined from” 76.3% of facilities to 66.5%. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Telemental health service availability declined post-PHE,”Anuja Vaidya, mHealthIntelligence, July 10, 2024

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