This brief looks at common acceptability, availability, and accessibility barriers to mental and substance use disorder (behavioral health) treatment and services in rural communities and presents ways telehealth can help surmount some of these barriers. The term telehealth refers to using internet and communications technologies, such as videoconferencing, chat, and text messaging, to provide health information and treatments in real time.
Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities
Topics:
Alcohol/Drug Services Case Management/Care Coordination Depression
Approaches:
Benchmarks:
Perinatal Depression Follow Up Perinatal Depression Screening
Evidence Rating: II. Promising practices—Innovative practices employed in the field, based on state-of-science knowledge about what works to improve outcomes, and gathering evidence of effectiveness.