The Future of Behavioral Health in Deerfield

The COVID-19 pandemic, its economic fallout, and the global confrontation with issues of social justice have together caused enormous strain on the mental and behavioral health of people across the globe. Everywhere, there have been spikes in anxiety, depression, and other behavioral health issues as people navigate the complexity of the current moment. However, change is coming. We have shared our perspective on the future of Behavioral Health in Deerfield in this post.

Cultural and behavioral change

We believe that stigma about behavioral illness will dramatically lessen, making it easier for people to confront and manage their challenges. These changes are already underway: For instance, a study by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America found that 60% of US adults aged 18–25 view seeing a behavioral health professional as a sign of strength, compared to only 35% of adults over 26.

Governments are helping to lower stigma by increasing investment in behavioral health, which helps to emphasize that the challenges people face are real and deserve attention. They are also elevating challenges and opportunities into public discussions and protecting individuals against behavioral health-related discrimination.
 
Scientific and technological advancement

We believe that behavioral health care specialists and researchers will conduct ground-breaking research that will lead to a better understanding of the underlying pathologies that drive behavioral illness and more effective treatment. They will do so by exploring the foundations of Behavioral Health in Deerfield in a way that creates a greater understanding of genetics, neuroscience, endocrinology, and other relevant fields intersecting with behavioral health. New treatments will include cost-effective therapeutic breakthroughs, augmented by a variety of revolutionary tools that bring down costs and improve treatment efficacy. In turn, organizations offering care will be able to tailor treatments to individuals’ personal needs and genetic profiles.

Increased access to care

We believe that cultural change and increasingly cost-efficient scientific breakthroughs will together lead to better access to care for everyone. Insurance coverage will expand to greater and greater numbers of individuals to enable this access. Emerging digital care modalities and health tools will augment in-person care, and behavioral health treatment will increasingly become a part of primary care—ensuring that scientific and technological breakthroughs are available for everyone. Already, the global health care mobility solutions market is expected to grow 28.4% from 2018–2025 to the US $51B, suggesting a proliferation in direct-to-consumer behavioral health care solutions.

Empowered consumers

Consumers will have better access to high-quality treatment, increased control over treatment modalities, and a higher quality overall experience. They will increasingly choose to use highly personalized health tools for self-care and to sustain health independently, while fair pricing and increased access to high-quality services will promote equity in care. They will also be able to choose services that break down the walls of traditional services, leveraging on-demand virtual engagement to manage their health. What’s more, these changes mean consumers will be empowered to critically evaluate care providers before treatment. And consumer data ownership will also mean that consumers can monetize that data if they so choose.