Medical Xpress November 3, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly impacted the delivery of behavioral health services, which had to modify rapidly from in-person to remote, according to a Rutgers study published in the Community Mental Health Journal.
The researchers surveyed 238 behavioral health care providers throughout New York—one of the early epicenters of the pandemic in the United States—on the challenges they faced regarding staff providing services remotely, maintaining safety practices in person and the ability for clients to use technology to receive services, which are often more effectively provided in-person.
“Understanding this impact is particularly important as these services support vulnerable populations that may be at higher risk for coronavirus infection as well as other negative consequences,” says lead author Kenneth Gill, chair...
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