While telehealth has been around in some shape or form since the 19th century, the recent COVID Pandemic crisis has thrusted healthcare professionals and businesses across the United States and the world into utilizing digital technology to meet the treatment needs of their clients from a distance and global needs as a society.

Given the limitations of access to technology and a lack of knowledge and skills on the usage of technology, rural communities and economically disadvantaged and racially marginalized populations are not getting their behavioral health needs met in this digital technology age because of inequality and a lack of availability of technology to meet their needs.

It is imperative that healthcare providers be culturally sensitive, aware of the language barriers, and poor socioeconomical conditions that oftentimes in racially marginalized populations contribute to their lack of trust in the system and availability of technology. (Kamphorst, 2017)

Learning Objectives:

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