Considerations for Using Telemental Health Services for Children and Youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Telemental Health

Telemental health

2018 ◽  
pp. 531-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryann Waugh ◽  
Matthew Mishkind ◽  
Jay H. Shore
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Telemental Health ◽  
System P

Telemental health is a term for health care that leverages audio and video telecommunications technologies such as video-teleconferencing, computers, mobile devices, the Internet, telephones, and broadband connectivity to provide mental health services across time and physical distance. Telemental health has the capacity to make a significant and positive impact on public mental health by its ability to not only increase access to care, but also more effectively tailor mental health services to individual or community-wide healthcare needs. This chapter describes ways that telemental health is currently being used to impact mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment, summarizes the evidence base for these applications, and highlights some practical considerations for providers and systems implementing this newer virtual care delivery system.

Uptake of telemental health services in Alberta: A success, but not in all regions

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 42-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hailey ◽  
Arto Ohinmaa ◽  
Risto Roine ◽  
Tim Bulger
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Telemental Health

scholarly journals Strategies to Increase Peer Support Specialists’ Capacity to Use Digital Technology in the Era of COVID-19: Pre-Post Study

10.2196/20429 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. e20429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L Fortuna ◽  
Amanda L Myers ◽  
Danielle Walsh ◽  
Robert Walker ◽  
George Mois ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Audit And Feedback ◽  
Telemental Health ◽  
Upward Trend ◽  
The Impact

Background Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), telemental health to support mental health services was primarily designed for individuals with professional clinical degrees, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, and licensed clinical social workers. For the first the time in history, peer support specialists are offering Medicaid-reimbursable telemental health services during the COVID-19 crisis; however, little effort has been made to train peer support specialists on telehealth practice and delivery. Objective The aim of this study was to explore the impact of the Digital Peer Support Certification on peer support specialists’ capacity to use digital peer support technology. Methods The Digital Peer Support Certification was co-produced with peer support specialists and included an education and simulation training session, synchronous and asynchronous support services, and audit and feedback. Participants included 9 certified peer support specialists between the ages of 25 and 54 years (mean 39 years) who were employed as peer support specialists for 1 to 11 years (mean 4.25 years) and had access to a work-funded smartphone device and data plan. A pre-post design was implemented to examine the impact of the Digital Peer Support Certification on peer support specialists’ capacity to use technology over a 3-month timeframe. Data were collected at baseline, 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months. Results Overall, an upward trend in peer support specialists’ capacity to offer digital peer support occurred during the 3-month certification period. Conclusions The Digital Peer Support Certification shows promising evidence of increasing the capacity of peer support specialists to use specific digital peer support technology features. Our findings also highlighted that this capacity was less likely to increase with training alone and that a combinational knowledge translation approach that includes both training and management will be more successful.

Telemental Health Services for Indigenous Communities in Australia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisira Edirippulige ◽  
Matthew Bambling ◽  
Pablo Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Telemental Health ◽  
Indigenous Australian ◽  
Health Indices ◽  
The Impact

Telemental health has been recognized as one of the key methods to closing disparities in health indices in the indigenous Australian populations. The conditions in which Australia’s indigenous communities are presently living have also been equated with parts of the world with limited resources. There is a rationale for exploring opportunities for using telemental health and study its effectiveness in this population This chapter discusses the high burden of mental health disorder among the indigenous population, the telemental health initiative to provide mental health services for these isolated communities, and the impact of these initiative on the wellbeing of the recipients. Chapter concludes with barriers to provide these services and potential solutions in the Australian context.

Telemental Health Services in Sri Lanka

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisira Edirippulige ◽  
Rohana B. Marasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Telemental Health ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Nationwide Implementation ◽  
Limited Setting

This chapter reviews the rare use of telemental health modalities in Sri Lanka and challenges facing nationwide implementation of these services in this resource-limited setting. As in other developing countries, cost of, and access to, appropriate infrastructure are key constraints in using such advanced technologies in health service delivery. While healthcare providers and policymakers have realized the value of telemental health as a useful tool, challenges to its implementation remain. These challenges include lack of technology, appropriate infrastructure, knowledge, and skills. This chapter will delve into discussing the current approaches to implement TMH through educating the General public and disseminating mental health services in Sri Lanka.

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