Leveraging Telehealth to Provide Equitable Pediatric Mental Health Care

National Rural Health Association

Aug 23, 2024

Describes the establishment of the National Rural Adolescent and Child Health (NRACH) ECHO Training Center in 2022. Notes that, due to a shortage of rural psychologists, rural children often seek care from primary care doctors for mental health issues. Highlights services offered by the NRACH ECHO Training Center, including virtual medical education for rural primary care doctors on a variety of mental health issues and treatment approaches.

Children and youth · Health workforce education and training · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Networking and collaboration · Physicians · Primary care