Author Archives: Lissette M. Saavedra, Jordan Albritton, and Julie Seibert

About Lissette M. Saavedra, Jordan Albritton, and Julie Seibert

Julie Seibert is the director of the Behavioral Health, Epidemiology and Treatment Research program at RTI. She is a health services researcher who has lead a variety of evaluation, implementation and technical assistance projects in areas such as behavioral health and post acute care quality and substance use disorder treatment policy for pregnant and post partum women.

Telehealth for Addiction, Part 2 – Confidentiality: Real Concerns in Virtual Settings

By | April 22, 2020
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As of April 17, 2020, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 2.4 million people globally and led to 170,000 deaths. The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic largely emphasizes social distancing and shelter-in-place ordinances. These policies impact everyone, also upending the lives of those not directly affected by the virus COVID-19 pandemic. Like other… Read More »

Telehealth for Addiction: Online Support Groups

By | April 7, 2020
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The current requirements for social distancing affect support groups for people with substance use disorders, but online support groups may provide the perfect solution. This post is the first in a series of planned posts on telehealth for addiction. COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV2, is putting tremendous strain on all… Read More »