000003898 001__ 3898 000003898 005__ 20251007025204.0 000003898 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6082/uchicago.3898 000003898 037__ $$aTHESIS 000003898 041__ $$aeng 000003898 245__ $$aThe Potential Role of Telehealth in Addressing of Mental Healthcare Disparities Among College Students 000003898 260__ $$bUniversity of Chicago 000003898 269__ $$a2021-06 000003898 336__ $$aThesis 000003898 502__ $$bB.A. 000003898 520__ $$a<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> 000003898 542__ $$fUniversity of Chicago theses are covered by copyright. 000003898 690__ $$aHarris School of Public Policy Studies 000003898 690__ $$aThe College 000003898 691__ $$aPublic Policy Theses 000003898 7001_ $$aWu, Tiffany$$uUniversity of Chicago 000003898 72012 $$aSorcha Brophy 000003898 72014 $$aKelsey Berryman 000003898 8564_ $$9f8de02f3-816c-4faf-a711-18eec2c27bbd$$s2204904$$uhttps://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3898/files/Wu.pdf$$ePublic 000003898 908__ $$aI agree 000003898 909CO $$ooai:uchicago.tind.io:3898$$pTheses$$pGLOBAL_SET 000003898 983__ $$aThesis