Increasing Access to Mental Healthcare via Telehealth

Behavioral Healthcare Providers (BHP), a non-profit organization, began serving people with behavioral needs in 1996, establishing a network of over 5,500 mental health providers and clinic combinations across Minnesota. One of BHP’s key priorities is to help hospitals access mental health professionals in the emergency department (ED) to properly care for patients presenting in a behavioral crisis. This led to the use of telehealth solutions in the ED and other medical care settings to provide on-demand behavioral crisis services.