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The prevalence of telehealth appointments for mental health treatment increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the option for remote treatment is expected to continue with increased availability.
While there have been mixed results when it comes to electronic appointments, the service has in some cases increased the effectiveness of mental health treatments, said Joe Caruso, CEO and president of COMPASS Family and Community Services.
“Electronic options assisted outpatient treatments by offering an alternative that still includes face-to-face options, which was something positive, but those unable to use the service or who had no internet or access to a computer or a phone, had to get services over the telephone,” Caruso said.
MahoningOhioUnited-statesMahoning-countyTrumbull-countyRochelle-perottaJamie-millerJoe-shorokeyHeidi-larewJoe-carusoMeg-harrisTrumbull-county-mental-healthMahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene says the Mahoning County jail is the largest mental health facility in the county.
“When we have 500 inmates, we know that one third of those inmates are on some type of psychotropic meds,” he said.
“We started realizing: Where are these people going to go when they get released? Where is their next meal going to come from? Who is going to give them their meds? These are all things that weren’t thought about before.”
Interventions through community partnerships can stop the endless cycle, and find more appropriate places to treat and house them than jail, Greene said.
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