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Free phones, masks in parks: Rural providers get creative with mental health outreach post-COVID

By Liora Engel-Smith When coronavirus transformed North Carolina’s telehealth billing in early spring, Kevin Mahoney began checking in with most of his 200 clients via video and phone. But the Asheville-based peer support specialist soon discovered that telehealth left some of his clients behind. Mahoney, who works at the Mountain Area Health Education Center, supports […]