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Virtual services are safe, effective, and comparable in outcomes to in-person services. However, prior to COVID-19, telemental health was used primarily to provide services in areas that otherwise do not have access — for instance, in rural regions. It is now used throughout the country.
       

Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley Source Type: blogs