Journal article
Describing Changes in Telebehavioral Health Utilization and Services Delivery in Rural School Settings in Pre- and Early Stages of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The Journal of school health, Vol.92(5), pp.452-460
02/23/2022
DOI: 10.1111/josh.13150
PMID: 35195293
Abstract
Receiving treatment for behavioral health disorders remains problematic due to profound provider shortages. Telebehavioral health services are effective for providing quality care, but research literature on these services in schools is limited.
Data were collected during Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters on all students receiving telebehavioral health services from 15 school-based telehealth programs across the U.S.
From Fall 2019 to Spring 2020, 62 schools providing services during both periods increased the number of students served from 396 to 745, increased the average number of encounters per student from 2.4 to 4.1, increased the percentage of encounters delivered by clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and clinical psychologists (all p < .001), and increased the use of individual counseling, family counseling, and group counseling (all p < .001). Schools that initiated the service in Spring 2020 (n = 25) averaged 6.5 encounters for the 301 students receiving services, delivered mostly by clinical social workers or professional counselors, using individual counseling.
Overall, data indicate programs significantly increased both behavioral services provided to their ongoing schools and increased the number of schools served. Undoubtedly telebehavioral health care delivery provided a swift and necessary response to the challenges posed by the growing pandemic threat.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Describing Changes in Telebehavioral Health Utilization and Services Delivery in Rural School Settings in Pre- and Early Stages of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Creators
- Marcia M Ward - Department of Health Management and Policy, CPHB - N236, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAFred Ullrich - Department of Health Management and Policy, CPHB - N226, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAKimberly A S Merchant - Department of Health Management and Policy, CPHB - N242, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAKnute D Carter - Department of Biostatistics, CPHB - N318, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USADivya Bhagianadh - Department of Health Management and Policy, CPHB - N200, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAMeghan Lacks - Brody School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, 101 Heart Drive, Mail Stop 654, Greenville, NC, 27834, USAErika Taylor - Brody School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, 101 Heart Drive. Mail Stop 654, Greenville, NC, 27834, USAJennifer Gordon - School Based Telehealth Initiative (SBTI), Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance, 618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, VA, 22560, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of school health, Vol.92(5), pp.452-460
- DOI
- 10.1111/josh.13150
- PMID
- 35195293
- NLM abbreviation
- J Sch Health
- eISSN
- 1746-1561
- Grant note
- H2ARH30306 / University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute H2ARH30305 / University of Arkansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. #U3GRH40003 / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Office for the Advancement of Telehealth H2ARH30292 / ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital H2ARH30295 / East Carolina University H2ARH30310 / West Virginia University Research Corporation H2ARH30294 / Community Health Center, Inc. #UICRH29074 / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/23/2022
- Academic Unit
- Rural Telehealth Research Center; Health Management and Policy; Biostatistics
- Record Identifier
- 9984222805402771
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