@article{THESIS,
      recid = {3898},
      author = {Wu, Tiffany},
      title = {The Potential Role of Telehealth in Addressing of Mental  Healthcare Disparities Among College Students},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2021-06},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {<p>Before the pandemic, larger institutions with  sufficient resources already began  expanding treatment  access through Telehealth services, but Telehealth services  were not widely  adopted. Previous studies highlight the  challenges Telehealth services targeting college students   face, but understanding the core reasons for low engagement  and utilization remains unknown.  Few research studies have  focused on the implementation of Telehealth services within  college  student populations to address low adoption  rates.</p> <p>This study seeks to address the  research-to-practice gap resulting in the underutilization   of Telemental Health services in US college student and  identify key areas college counseling  centers are failing  to meet the mental health needs and opportunities for  improvement through  the integration and adaption of  Telehealth services. Results bring clarity to the  trade-offs and  implications of key policy decisions  regarding the implementation and effective use of   Telehealth technologies, revealing important implications  about how mental health providers and  researchers should  adapt Telehealth programs and services to better serve  student populations on  college campuses.</p> <p>Telehealth  technologies offer promising solutions for reducing the  number of barriers  contributing to mental healthcare  disparities by reducing clinical loads of counseling  centers,  increasing accessibility and efficacy of care,  and increasing alternative sources of support.   Recommendations from this study include school and center  level recommendations to address  access-related, cultural,  and financial barriers to mental health care in college  student  populations.</p>},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3898},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.3898},
}