Behavioral health appointments
School-based tele-behavioral health care may increase access to care for students.
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Behavioral health school-based telehealth benefits
There are many benefits to using telehealth for behavioral health care in schools, including:
- School-based telehealth makes regular appointments needed for behavioral health care possible.
- Teachers may notice behavior at school that parents or guardians may not see and recommend a telehealth appointment.
- Students can address behaviors in school-based telehealth appointments that could otherwise result in detention or disciplinary action.
- Students have almost immediate access to behavioral health care in a crisis.
- Students can have increased access to specialists.
- School-based behavioral health appointments are private.
Learn how providers can use telehealth to improve access to mental health care for their patients.
More information:
Patient resource: How do I use telehealth for behavioral health care? — Health Resources and Services Administration
Telehealth for behavioral health care — Health Resources and Services Administration
Introduction to telehealth for substance use disorder — Health Resources and Services Administration