Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. We’re thrilled to be able to help so many schools in our home state overcome the barriers to accessing psychiatric specialty care and medication management for their students.The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. “Our telepsychiatry services are collaborative and flexible by design, which makes it easy for us to fully integrate with each campus in a way that makes sense for their specific staff and students. “In a state as large as New York, we’re able to serve colleges and universities that really vary by geographic location, student-body size, socio-economic backgrounds and specific counseling center needs,” said Ed Gaussen, CEO and Co-Founder of Mantra Health. On average, Mantra’s partner schools have seen 78% and 84% of students under psychiatric care experiencing an improvement in their depression and anxiety symptoms.
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Students will benefit from receiving dedicated care from the same mental health professional every virtual video appointment, no waitlist, flexible evening and weekend appointments, 24/7 messaging, access to self-care resources, and prescriptions to medications when necessary. Partnering with Mantra Health gives counselors the ability to get students into psychiatric care the same week and also allows them to collaborate on psychiatric medication management with a Mantra-affiliated provider, improving student health outcomes through shared medical decision making. Conventional off-campus referrals to local providers require substantial out-of-pocket costs and scheduling challenges for students, as well as present logistical barriers to effective care coordination with on-campus health providers. Integrating Mantra’s telepsychiatry services and medication management into our center has allowed us to refer our students to providers in a timely manner so they can get high-quality care, in a very collaborative environment alongside our counseling team.”ĭemand backlogs for psychiatric care, especially at rural schools, frequently push appointment wait times up to a month or more, posing a serious health risk to students. “Providing student access to psychiatry services has always been a priority and even more so in the midst of the additional stresses caused by the pandemic. Hollie Hall, assistant vice president of Well-being & Student Support at Alfred State College – SUNY College of Technology. “Our partnership with Mantra Health has been an exciting enhancement to our range of services,” said Dr. Mantra Health’s closed-loop digital care program blends telehealth technology with patient support services, ensuring that referred students have access to a network of culturally competent providers and they remain engaged in treatment. Mantra Health supports schools across New York state and beyond that are trying to meet the increased student demand for behavioral health assistance by teaming up with on-campus counselors to make referrals to board-certified psychiatric specialists affiliated with Mantra, as well as to collaborate on evidence-based treatment plans, coordinate the administration of care and track patient progress over time. New York state is no different from the national trend, young adults have the highest rates of poor mental health in comparison to other age groups in New York, and 21% of the state’s population resides in an area that has a mental health professional shortage.
Many US college students reported an elevated level of depression, loneliness, and hopelessness at the beginning of this fall semester, while colleges nationwide are grappling with a shortage of mental health providers.
John’s University bringing the total number of students Mantra serves in the state to 60,000. Other New York institutions already partnered with Mantra, including Hamilton College, Colgate University, and St. Mantra Health, a digital mental health clinic that partners with higher education institutions, today announced three new collegiate partnerships in the state of New York, including Alfred State College, Clarkson University, and Russell Sage College to ensure timely, coordinated psychiatric specialty care and medication management is available for all their students.
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