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May 6, 2026North Carolina Medical Journal0 citationsOpen Access

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

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ETErika S. TaylorHDHannah Dail-BarnettJJJill Jennings

Key Points

  • To explore how a school-based telehealth program enhances mental health care access for rural youth.
  • Implemented a telehealth program within school settings
  • Focused on behavioral health services for rural students
  • Utilized evidence-based interventions for service delivery
  • Increased access to mental health services for rural youth
  • Reduced barriers to mental health care in school environments

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.

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Taylor et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fa979b04f884e66b5317edhttps://doi.org/10.18043/001c.160640
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