Recognizing Soliders’ Mental Health

At Memorial Day, Let’s Talk Interactive, Inc., (LTI) a leader in customizable telehealth solutions, and Soldier On, a nonprofit organization committed to ending veteran homelessness, are celebrating the impact their telehealth program has had on veterans in just over one year of their partnership.
Since Soldier On started utilizing LTI’s telehealth solutions in March 2020, the organization has hosted over 4,500 sessions. Soldier On’s Executive Director of Clinical Services and Certified Teletherapy Provider, Kevin Cahill, has conducted 28% of them. Kevin also uses LTI for consultations with the Veterans Treatment Court, Hampshire County Jail, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Berkshire Housing Association. He also uses telehealth technology to consult with Soldier On’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families programs and has also hosted a staff training on PTSD with over 50 attendees.
“I am able to meet with up to 25 veterans per week, up from roughly 13 per week before we leveraged LTI’s telehealth services,” said Cahill. “LTI’s partnership came at the right time for us, just before COVID-19 required social distancing precautions, which prevented us from meeting in person with veterans. The technology not only enabled us to continue to provide behavioral telemental health services but allowed us to meet more often. The technology also provides more eye contact and facial cueing, because you’re not monitoring the rest of the body.”
Soldier On will be leveraging additional telehealth solutions as the organization continues to expand its services and veteran housing throughout the Northeast. “We are able to give veterans access to mental health support at their fingertips by leveraging LTI’s HIPAA-compliant online software in kiosks, televisions, smartphones, computers, and tablet technology,” said Bruce Buckley, CEO of Soldier On. “As a result, we’re continuing to help them overcome mental health hurdles from PTSD, trauma, and addiction, and ultimately lead a productive, independent life.”
Edited by Maryssa Gordon, Senior Editor, Price of Business Digital Network