Missed appointments during COVID-19: The impact of telehealth for persons experiencing homelessness with substance use disorders

Editorial Material Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Enhanced Telehealth Case Management Plus Emergency Financial Assistance for Homeless-Experienced People Living With HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jennifer K. Brody et al.

Summary: The study demonstrated that intensive telehealth case management intervention combined with emergency financial assistance during the pandemic was effective in reducing COVID-19 transmission risk and promoting HIV care retention for homeless individuals. The telehealth model successfully maintained prepandemic case management and primary care contact levels.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Article Psychiatry

Implementation lessons from the transition to telehealth during COVID-19: a survey of clinicians and young people from youth mental health services

Jennifer Nicholas et al.

Summary: The study reveals that while telehealth has seen some success in the field of youth mental health care, successful implementations are scarce. Most young people believe that telehealth has a positive impact on service quality, while clinicians are less likely to hold this view. Furthermore, there is a high level of interest in integrating telehealth as a permanent part of care for youth mental health beyond the pandemic.

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH (2021)

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Letter Psychology, Clinical

Using telehealth to improve buprenorphine access during and after COVID-19: A rapid response initiative in Rhode Island

Seth A. Clark et al.

Summary: Buprenorphine is underutilized for opioid use disorder management due to treatment initiation barriers, which have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory changes allowing for telehealth encounters for new buprenorphine prescriptions aim to address this issue and expand access to treatment.

JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (2021)

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Article Psychology, Clinical

The provision of counseling to patients receiving medications for opioid use disorder: Telehealth innovations and challenges in the age of COVID-19

Jaclyn M. W. Hughto et al.

Summary: During the coronavirus pandemic, outpatient MOUD treatment providers switched to telehealth counseling to protect the health of patients and staff and ensure continuity in treatment. These telehealth innovations seem to address longstanding barriers in the traditional system and have the potential to permanently alter the delivery of care.

JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (2021)

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Editorial Material Substance Abuse