Psychiatric Support for Rural Communities
“When I found out that we could add a remote psychiatric nurse practitioner to manage medication, I was really excited,” Josie Barry, LPC-S and Hats of Wisdom executive director, said. “We are very isolated. The closest town is two hours from us."
“In Delta Junction, they just didn’t have those options,” Barry said. “We would refer them [patients] back to their doctor. But, there was only so much they could do because this wasn’t their specialty. So, some patients would go months or even years without seeing a psychiatric provider.”
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