Article Excerpt: Most systems have struggled to identify how to provide quality mental health services that meet or exceed the basic therapeutic response, which often consists of merely evaluating a patient admitted to the psych ward of a hospital, sometimes medicating them, and quickly discharging them within a few days or weeks under the guise of recommending a sensible “action plan” for the patient to follow. Therefore, to properly address rising mental health needs in every community, public agencies (specifically, health departments, school systems, jails/prisons, and even the military) are beginning to partner with private digital behavioral health companies to expand much-needed access to support services.
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