Design of and outcomes in a student-run free mental health clinic serving the uninsured in East Harlem.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safety-net clinics are an important source of low-cost or free mental healthcare to those with limited financial resources. Such clinics are often staffed by trainees in early stages of their career. Only limited data exist on best practices in treatment-implementation and on clinical outcomes attained in such clinics. The primary purpose of this article is to describe the design of an outpatient psychiatry student-run free clinic (SRFC) serving uninsured individuals in New York City's East Harlem neighborhood and to analyze the quality of services provided and the clinical outcomes attained.

Methods

The authors conducted a retrospective chart review of n = 69 patients treated in the EHHOP Mental Health Clinic (E-MHC) to describe the demographic and clinical chara

SUBMITTER: Powell SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321276 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature