A Lifeline for Rural Communities: Sutter Health’s Bold Behavioral Health Access Expansion
65% of rural counties do not have a psychiatrist and 70% of rural counties have no child and adolescent psychiatrist. Finding a psychiatrist or even a therapist is so challenging in those environments. So one of the um initiatives that are has been leveraging virtual opportunities in telesc and and one such way is through embedding primary care into behavioral health using a nationally recognized model uh called collaborative care. Those models really lend themsel towards virtual support which is very helpful in the rural communities. It helps you sort of maximize the impact of the workforce that you do have available.
Behavioral health shortages hit rural communities especially hard. In recognition of National Rural Health Day on November 20, learn how Sutter Health is innovating and expanding behavioral health access across rural Northern California. #behavioralhealth #ruralhealth #rural #mentalhealth #healthcareaccess
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Guests:
Dan Peterson, CEO of Behavioral Health Services, Sutter Health
Matthew White, M.D., chair of the Behavioral Health Service Line, Sutter Health
Host: Rebecca Chickey, Vice President, Behavioral Health and Clinical Affairs and Workforce, American Hospital Association