Category: News
Collaboration with Johnston County Creates New Telepsychiatry Service for Children and Teens
March 9, 2023
CHAPEL HILL, NC –It is hard to have a conversation about medicine in post- COVID-19 pandemic America and not discuss telehealth. Telehealth (broadly defined as the delivery of clinical and nonclinical health services using telecommunications technology) use has skyrocketed at the onset of the pandemic, with some estimates suggesting telehealth utilization in Medicare beneficiaries increasing nearly … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the mental health challenges facing American children and adolescents. While the rates of anxiety and mood disorders have been high for years, the pandemic magnified the problem, leading to higher numbers of young people in distress, while making mental health services harder to access.
March 2, 2023