What are the Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Treatment? Part 5
This Harvard Medical School Continuing Education video examines the key question: what are the barriers to accessing mental health treatment?
Dr. Erica Lee, PhD, reviews the barriers to accessing mental health services for children and adolescents, which include insurance, scheduling logistics, language barriers, and stigma. The shortage of mental health workers across the US is also discussed.
Dr. Lee is an instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, and this video is part 5 in the 21-part series: Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
View the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9hnCXfz_xynkDmHXMjB7TKfC5AFqsvye
This video was peer reviewed by Dr. Martina McGrath, MB, BCh, FRCPI, PGDip Med Ed, Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, to validate the quality and accuracy of the content.
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Office of the Surgeon General (OSG). Protecting Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory [Internet]. Washington (DC): US Department of Health and Human Services; 2021. PMID: 34982518.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK575984/
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Notice: At this time, the content in this video is not accredited.