Pepler Antonio, Boydell Katherine M, Teshima John, Volpe Tiziana, Braunberger Peter G, Minden Debbie
MD, FRCPC, is the medical director of the TeleLink Mental Health Program at The Hospital for Sick Children, and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Pignatiello is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with specialist training in adolescent forensics.
PhD, is senior scientist for the Community Health Systems Resource Group and scientific director of qualitative inquiry for Child Health Evaluative Sciences at The Hospital for Sick Children. She is also associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. She can be reached by phone at 416-813-8469.
Healthc Q. 2011;14 Spec No 2:92-102. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2011.22368.
Live interactive videoconferencing and other technologies offer innovative opportunities for effective delivery of specialized child and adolescent mental health services. In this article, an example of a comprehensive telepsychiatry program is presented to highlight a variety of capacity-building initiatives that are responsive to community needs and cultures; these initiatives are allowing children, youth and caregivers to access otherwise-distant specialist services within their home communities. Committed, enthusiastic champions, adequate funding and infrastructure, creativity and a positive attitude represent key elements in the adaptation of this demonstrated user-friendly modality.
实时互动视频会议及其他技术为有效提供专业儿童和青少年心理健康服务带来了创新机遇。本文介绍了一个综合远程精神病学项目的实例,以突出各种响应社区需求和文化的能力建设举措;这些举措使儿童、青少年及其照料者能够在其所在社区获得原本距离遥远的专科服务。坚定热情的倡导者、充足的资金和基础设施、创造力以及积极的态度是采用这种已证明对用户友好的模式的关键要素。