Behavioral Healthcare

Virtual Care Tool Provides Mental Health Support for Youths

by Victoria Bailey

Sutter Health has launched a virtual care tool to help adolescents and young adults who experience mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression.   The California health...

New Study Shows mHealth Games Help Children With Autism - And Their Parents

by Eric Wicklund

A recent pilot program has found that an mHealth game platform tailored for children with Autism not only improves behavioral health outcomes – it also reduces stress in parents. The...

New Telehealth Certificate Track Focuses on Behavioral Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

The American Board of Telehealth has launched a telebehavioral health certificate program, aimed at qualifying and providing resources for healthcare providers using connected health to address the...

Behavioral Interventions, mHealth Self-Monitoring Tools Cut Obesity

by Hannah Nelson

Behavioral interventions using mHealth self-monitoring tools lead to significant weight loss among overweight or obese patients, according to a research review published online in The Obesity...

Georgia Lawmakers to Consider Telehealth Expansion in Schools

by Eric Wicklund

A Georgia lawmaker has submitted a bill that aims to develop telehealth programs in the state’s schools to help students with mental and behavioral health concerns. HB 9, introduced last month...

Oklahoma Lawmaker Resubmits Police Telehealth Support Bill

by Eric Wicklund

Oklahoma lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would allow police officers to access telehealth to virtually assess someone in crisis. SB 7, introduced this month by State Senator Michael...

Wisconsin Governor Eyes Major Investments in Telemental Health

by Eric Wicklund

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is putting an emphasis on expanding telehealth services for mental healthcare during the coming years. Evers’ proposed 2021-23 budget includes more than $150...

New mHealth Study Gives Kids a Chance to Learn From Video Games

by Eric Wicklund

Magellan Health is launching a new study to determine how mHealth games can help children with mental health concerns. The Arizona-based managed care company’s behavioral and specialty health...

Kaiser to Offer Connected Health Apps as Patient Care Plans

by Hannah Nelson

Kaiser Permanente is integrating telehealth and connected health strategies in behavioral healthcare through digital therapeutic referrals from providers. Physicians and therapists can now refer...

Ohio Shelters Use Telehealth to Help Domestic Abuse Survivors Access Care

by Eric Wicklund

An Ohio behavioral health clinic is using a federal grant of almost $2 million to expand telehealth services for domestic violence victims in need of counseling. The Toledo-based Zepf Center is using...

AMA Coalition to Help Doctors Use Telehealth for Mental Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers will be getting some help in learning how to use telehealth to integrate mental health services into standard pathways of care. With a coronavirus pandemic and rising substance...

California Mulls Guidelines for School Telemental Health Programs

by Eric Wicklund

California lawmakers are pushing a bill to develop a statewide policy for telehealth and telemedicine that will give students remote access to mental health services. AB 2315, which is now headed to...

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