Use of technology to increase access to mental health services in a rural Texas community. Academic Article

abstract

• The Leon County Health Resource Commission sought to increase access to mental health services for their rural community. The commission formed a network of partners who collaborated to increase free transportation to mental health services outside the community and developed a telehealth-based counseling program through a counseling psychology training program. Learning opportunities emerged during the development and implementation of these activities for both the students and the community in how to successfully utilize and sustain this service. This article describes the telehealth counseling model, presents lessons learned in the process, and presents recommendations for others interested in utilizing similar strategies.

authors

• Brossart, Daniel
• Elliott, Timothy
• McCord, Carly

published proceedings

• Fam Community Health

author list (cited authors)

• Wendel, M. L., Brossart, D. F., Elliott, T. R., McCord, C., & Diaz, M. A.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Wendel, Monica L||Brossart, Daniel F||Elliott, Timothy R||McCord, Carly||Diaz, Manuel A

publication date

• April 2011

publisher

• Wolters Kluwer  Publisher

published in

• Family and Community Health  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Child
• Community Mental Health Services
• Counseling
• Female
• Health Services Accessibility
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Telemedicine
• Texas
• Young Adult

PubMed Central ID

• 21378510

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1097/FCH.0b013e31820e0d99

start page

• 134

end page

• 140

volume

• 34

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/fch.0b013e31820e0d99

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being