Public-Academic Partnerships: The University of Hawai'i Rural Health Collaboration: Partnerships to Provide Adult Telepsychiatry Services

To address the twofold problem of mental health disparities and limited access to health resources in rural areas, the University of Hawai'i Rural Health Collaboration aims to increase access to behavioral health services to rural areas across the state, primarily via telepsychiatry. The author...

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Published inPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 61; no. 10; pp. 961 - 963
Main Authors Helm, Susana, Koyanagi, Chad, Else, 'Iwalani, Horton, Michelle, Fukuda, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Psychiatric Association 01.10.2010
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
Subjects
Archives & records
Clinics
College campuses
Cooperative Behavior
Hawaii
Health services
Hospitals
Human subjects
Humans
Medical research
Program Development
Psychiatric Nursing - methods
Public Sector
Rural Population
Technological change
Telemedicine
Universities
Hawaii
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ISSN1075-2730
1557-9700
1557-9700
DOI10.1176/ps.2010.61.10.961

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Summary:To address the twofold problem of mental health disparities and limited access to health resources in rural areas, the University of Hawai'i Rural Health Collaboration aims to increase access to behavioral health services to rural areas across the state, primarily via telepsychiatry. The authors highlight lessons learned in regard to forging a university-community partnership, specifically community engagement for patient referral, the shift toward integrated services and away from a specialty clinic model, the importance of community diversity and contextual relevance, and ethical research and practice with indigenous communities.
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ISSN:1075-2730
1557-9700
1557-9700
DOI:10.1176/ps.2010.61.10.961