Implement psychiatric telemedicine in rural areas in Louisiana whose citizens currently have no access to mental healthcare. Psychiatric Telemedicine is the answer to solving the mental healthcare crises in rural areas where there are no mental health services.
Why is this important?
In Louisiana there are many rural residents who are being offered zero mental healthcare because of things like lack of facilities. Our governor has made budget cuts across the board on mental health provisions the state offered and now there is very little to none for rural residents. People need access to mental healthcare and their medication. With Psychicatric Telemedicine a new innovative way to do mental health therapy sessions and prescribe medications via computer but face to face in real time. Many states are using it for their rural citizens with great success. Mental health should be a priority for the oppressed, underserved, restricted residents living in at or below the poverty line, just as much as it is for people who can afford through insurance their mental healthcare maintenance. This is a great solution to the problem La. is facing due to conservative budget cuts that eliminated the mental health programs the residents used to rely on.
