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Bridging the Gap: How a School-Based Telehealth Program is Expanding Mental Health Access in Rural Eastern North Carolina

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Rural youth face significant barriers to mental health care, and many go untreated. Schools provide an ideal context for service integration, and telehealth reduces access challenges. The Healthier Lives at School & Beyond (HLSB) program at East Carolina University (ECU) delivers school-based behavioral telehealth care using evidence-based, multidisciplinary interventions to support rural students.

Source: North Carolina Medical Journal

DOI: 10.18043/001c.160640

Authors: Erika S. Taylor, Hannah Dail-Barnett, Jill Jennings, Doyle M. Cummings

Institution: East Carolina University

Language: English

Topic: Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7160078494

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