Availability of Telehealth Services for Children at Mental Health Treatment Facilities

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Telehealth for pediatric mental health care can reduce no-show rates and improve access to services for children and families.
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In 2022, 45.3% of adolescents receiving mental health care had at least one telehealth visit.
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Only a small proportion of adolescents receiving mental health services at treatment centers utilized telehealth.
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A secret shopper study contacted 9933 mental health treatment facilities to assess telehealth availability for children.
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The study analyzed facility-level and county-level characteristics affecting telehealth service availability.

Jama Network Open

by Jonathan H. Cantor, Ryan K. McBain, Shannon Walsh, Fang Zhang, Alyssa Burnett, Russell Hanson, Aaron Kofner, Joshua Breslau, Ateev Mehrotra, Bradley D. Stein, Hao Yu
July 8, 2026

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