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THURSDAY, APR 13, 2017

American Telemedicine Association Practice Guidelines for Child and Adolescent Telemental Health

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently released new practice guidelines for child and adolescent telemental health. Based on clinical and empirical research, the guide will be used as an educational tool and operational reference for patient care.
 
The telemental health guidelines for children and adolescents provide clinical information for the delivery of mental health and behavioral services by a licensed health care provider through real-time videoconferencing. The document includes a guideline for the practice of clinical telemental health with youth, as well as additional telemental health considerations for young people and an extensive review of the evidence base.