Megan Amarbayan

Sep 1, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Steven Siegel |Megan Amarbayan |Sammer Marzouk |Alister Martin

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!Join J. Wesley Boyd, a psychiatrist, to dive into the critical issue of child and adolescent mental health care accessibility. Drawing insights from a recent study, we’ll explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges in obtaining timely treatment for young individuals, particularly those with Medicaid.

Feb 27, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Megan Amarbayan |Sammer Marzouk |Alister Martin |Steven Siegel

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated disparities in mental health care access for communities of color. The care gaps in mental health are further accentuated as more health care services, such as mental health, begin to be delivered virtually through telehealth services. As much as 60 percent of mental health care is being delivered by telehealth. Mental health-related telehealth visits reached a massive uptake between March to August 2020 and remained high in 2023.