The Oklahoma City-based Variety Care group of family health clinics is
expanding mental health care to rural areas well beyond the nonprofit’s
physical presence.
Normally access to emotional or psychological resources is limited in
places such as Fort Cobb, Tipton and Grandfield, said David Howlett,
director of behavioral health and special projects.
Even if networks have the mental health professionals necessary to offer
treatment, it’s often simply impossible to get them across the state to
where they’re needed.
But setting up a videoconference between counselor and patient is another matter, Howlett said.
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