Becker's Healthcare August 30, 2021
CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens are expanding their healthcare presence to include cost-friendly, easily accessible mental health resources for consumers, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 29.
“It’s creative and we certainly need the help,” Ken Duckworth, MD, medical director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, told the Journal. “It’s an interesting idea to post a mental-health resource at a place where people already are at.”
Eight things to know:
1. As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated mental health conditions and prompted more people to seek help for challenges such as addiction and depression, pharmacy companies Walmart, CVS and Walgreens have begun experimenting with offering counseling services in or near their retail stores, according to the report....
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