ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2022
Telehealth Adoption by Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Telehealth Use and Health Equity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Pooled it
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- A longitudinal analysis of overall and telehealth addiction treatment utilization three years after pandemic-related policy changes.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2026Article
- Geographic and Policy Factors Influence Telehealth Availability for Substance Use Disorder Treatment.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2026Article
- Reach, Engagement, and Acceptability of a Subclinical Telehealth Service for Spanish-Speaking Adults: Retrospective Mixed Methods Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing the adoption of telehealth services for substance use treatment.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Medicaid Coverage of Tele-Mental Health Services on Postpartum Mental Health Services: Evidence from Massachusetts.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
- Pharmacy Barriers to Receiving Buprenorphine Among Patients Undergoing Telemedicine Addiction Treatment.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Navigating Funding Cliffs: An Exploration of the Dynamic Contextual Factors That Influence Evidence-Based Practice Sustainment.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Trends in mental health care utilization in rural and nonrural areas, 2019-2023.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Driven Analysis of Telehealth Effectiveness in Youth Mental Health Services: Insights from SAMHSA Data.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Virtual Backgrounds, Clinician Attire, and Patient Experience Preferences Among Individuals Receiving Telemedicine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.Journal of patient experience · 2025Article
- Digital mental health treatment implementation playbook: successful practices from implementation experiences in American healthcare organizations.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Telehealth Disparities in Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment among Medicaid Beneficiaries during COVID-19.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study examined temporal and geographic trends in telehealth availability at U.S. behavioral health treatment facilities and risk factors for not offering telehealth.
methodsLongitudinal data on 15,691 outpatient behavioral health treatment facilities were extracted daily from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator between January 20, 2020, and January 20, 2021. Facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs were excluded. Bivariate analyses were used to assess trends in telehealth availability in 2020 and 2021. Multivariable regression analysis was used to examine facility- and county-level characteristics associated with telehealth availability in 2021.
resultsTelehealth availability increased by 77% from 2020 to 2021 for mental health treatment facilities and by 143% for substance use disorder treatment facilities. By January 2021, 68% of outpatient mental health facilities and 57% of substance use disorder treatment facilities in the sample were offering telehealth. Mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities that did not accept Medicaid as a form of payment were less likely to offer telehealth in 2021, compared with facilities that accepted Medicaid. Mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities that accepted private insurance were more likely to offer telehealth in 2021, compared with facilities that did not accept private insurance.
conclusionsAlthough 2020 saw a dramatic increase in telehealth availability at behavioral health treatment facilities, 32% of mental health treatment facilities and 43% of substance use disorder treatment facilities did not offer telehealth in January 2021, nearly 1 year into the pandemic.
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