Patterns of Telehealth Use for Mental Health Treatment Among Hispanic Veterans
Abstract
Background
Video-to-home telehealth (VTH) is promising for increasing access to mental health (MH) services…
Jan Lindsay October 25, 2022
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The Texas 10 x 10 x 10: A Road Map for Achieving a Healthier Texas
Texas has long been an economic leader, but the state lags critically in a major area: health. A new report by M.D. candidate Kushal T. Kadakia and nonresident scholar Anaeze C. Offodile II offers a road map for improving Texas’ health rankings by 10 spots in 10 years.
Kushal T. Kadakia, Anaeze C. Offodile II October 17, 2022
Testimony for Texas House of Representatives, Criminal Justice Reform, Interim Study Committee
On October 12, 2022, Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy, testified before the Texas House of Representatives Interim Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform. Her written testimony addresses the committee's inquiry into policies and penalties relating to drug offenses.
Katharine Neill Harris October 12, 2022
Evidence of Phone vs. Video-Conferencing for Mental Health Treatments: A Review of the Literature
The ability to receive mental health care remotely—through either video or phone—has been available since 1960. However…
Jan Lindsay September 2, 2022
Check It: How Drug Testing Programs Can Reduce Overdose Deaths
There have been promising developments in recent years in the fight to reduce overdose deaths. But barriers to drug checking and other overdose prevention tools remain throughout the country, writes fellow Katharine Neill Harris.
Katharine Neill Harris September 2, 2022
A Retrospective Cohort Investigation of Video-to-Home Telehealth for Mental Health Care Utilization Among Women Veterans
A well-documented increase in women in the US military is resulting in growing numbers of women seeking health care from the…
Jan Lindsay August 30, 2022
Advances in Psychotherapy for Older Adults Using Video-to-Home Treatment
Video-to-home (VTH) telemedicine allows providers to conduct synchronous clinical encounters over secure video connections…
Jan Lindsay August 17, 2022
Imagining Governance for Emerging Technologies
The authors examine a new methodology from the National Academy of Medicine that could inform social, ethical and legal governance frameworks for a range of cutting-edge technologies. Read more at Issues in Science and Technology.
Anaeze C. Offodile II July 23, 2022
Understanding the Nexus between Undocumented Immigration and Mental Health
The author proposes a model that explains how stressors such as constant uncertainty and legal vulnerability can affect the mental health of undocumented immigrants — and how, paradoxically, they can also make migrant communities more resilient. Learn more in Current Opinion in Psychology.
Tony Payan July 11, 2022
Have We Oversimplified the Problem of Food Insecurity?
Findings from Kamda's study indicate a need for a more comprehensive approach to help veterans who are food insecure that extends beyond referral to food pantries or federal assistance programs. Policies and programs should encompass additional basic needs and be culturally aligned.
Nipa Kamdar June 26, 2022