Vernita Annette Marsh
The Marsh Clinics®, USA
Title: Telehealth as a model to reduce social stigma for mental health services for the urban and underserved communities
Biography
Biography: Vernita Annette Marsh
Abstract
The use of telehealth is rapidly changing; how one interfaces with healthcare including mental health services. A model is proposed specifically for reaching and servicing clients in the urban and undeserved communities via the use of telehealth to reduce the social stigma of mental health care. Considerations of the use of telehealth including the ethical and legal ramifications of mental health for this population are elucidated. Multicultural and interdisciplinary perspectives are also visited. Both the advantages as well as the challenges of telehealth are discussed.