Increased availability of telehealth mental health and substance abuse treatment for peripartum and postpartum women: A unique opportunity to increase telehealth treatment

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several federal, state, and payor policy changes have facilitated the uptake of telehealth service delivery. These changes have resulted in a significant uptick in the utilization of maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening and treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women. The Medical University of South Carolina ’s [MUSC] Women’s Reproductive Behavioral Health Program provides outpatient mental health and substance use treatment to pregnant and postpartum women within obstetric practices.
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research