{"id":26667,"date":"2024-06-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?page_id=26667"},"modified":"2025-06-24T14:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:04:34","slug":"timelycare-virtual-mental-health-services-expand-access-for-minority-college-students-new-peer-reviewed-research-reveals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/timelycare-virtual-mental-health-services-expand-access-for-minority-college-students-new-peer-reviewed-research-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"TimelyCare Virtual Mental Health Services Expand Access for Minority College Students, New Peer-Reviewed Research Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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TimelyCare Virtual Mental Health Services Expand Access for Minority College Students, New Peer-Reviewed Research Reveals\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2024
Contact: Mallory Olson, mallory.olson@timelycare.com<\/a>, 828-280-6480<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Report shows a greater proportion of Asian, Black and Multiracial undergraduate students utilized a fully virtual mental health care model than expected based on institutional demographics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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(FORT WORTH, Texas) \u2014 The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities<\/em> <\/a>has published an original research article<\/a> that is the first of its kind to demonstrate how virtual care can significantly enhance access to mental health care among college students across racial and ethnic groups. The peer-reviewed paper is based on findings from TimelyCare<\/a>, higher education\u2019s most trusted virtual health and well-being provider.<\/p>

Analysis of data from 400 colleges and universities revealed a notable trend: Asian, Black, and Multiracial undergraduates accessed fully virtual mental health services at a higher rate than would be expected based on the demographics of these institutions.<\/strong><\/p>

Given that prior research demonstrates that access to traditional mental health services has historically been lowest among Asian and Black college students, these findings underscore how 24\/7 virtual care addresses and breaks down barriers to traditional mental health care among these populations, such as stigma, lack of access, limited hours and cost. Increasing access for these historically underserved populations ultimately results in a more equitable distribution of mental health resources.<\/p>

The research utilized data spanning from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, and compared the demographics of two groups\u2014the total student body of 113 institutions who partnered with TimelyCare, drawn from publicly available Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data, and patients who utilized TimelyCare services from the same set of schools. Results indicated that undergraduates access virtual care sessions, including on-demand emotional support, scheduled virtual therapy, and psychiatry services, at rates that do not match the overall demographics of their institutions.<\/p>

\u201cThis groundbreaking study demonstrates how our virtual model of mental health care could eliminate some racial and ethnic health disparities, delivering upon TimelyCare\u2019s commitment to delivering exceptional care your campus community can trust,\u201d said Bob Booth, MD, Chief Care Officer of TimelyCare. \u201cWithout physical barriers, virtual mental health care can offer a more diverse provider network, more flexible hours, and more privacy to meet the unique requirements of students needing support services.\u201d<\/p>

Additionally, the study compared the racial\/ethnic composition of students engaging with TimelyCare’s virtual care model to those utilizing in-person on-campus mental health services, as reported by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health. This comparison \u2013 the first in the higher education sector \u2013 revealed a more diverse patient population in the virtual care model, with a higher proportion of TimelyCare visits held with Asian, Black, Hispanic\/Latinx, Islander, Multiracial, and Native students. TimelyCare\u2019s provider network, more than half of whom identify as people of color, may drive some of these findings, giving Asian, Black, and Multiracial students access to providers of the same backgrounds may reduce cultural stigma around therapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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