"New data from Bay County shows that in-school mental health telehealth sessions are steadily increasing.The rise in counseling sessions comes after telehealth company Let’s Talk Interactive (LTI) installed dozens of kiosks and iPad portals in schools across the region, including those Bay Calhoun, Gulf, Franklin, Jackson and Liberty counties."
"Let’s Talk Interactive, Inc., a leader in customizable Telehealth Networks and Solutions, today announces its technology will be featured in the 2nd Annual Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative (PTACC) National Conference on Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion. The event, led by C4 Recovery Solutions, is held November 10-13, 2019 at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra, Florida."
"Telehealth bill praised at Senate hearing — Art Cooksey, CEO and Founder of Let’s Talk Interactive, praised the passage of 2019’s House Bill 23 at a meeting of the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee. Cooksey’s company makes machines that allow for teleconferencing between mental health professionals and those seeking their services. 'You’re putting together those rails that are really in need to take a technology like this, make sure it’s HIPAA-compliant, make sure that we’re staying within the health care regulations that we need to stay within so that this is safe, it’s secure and it’s a new way for people to connect.' In August, his company’s portals were added to schools throughout the North Florida region impacted by Hurricane Michael."
"Let’s Talk Interactive, [...] designs telemedicine kiosks intended to deliver mental health services—and the kiosks are also equipped to allow healthcare providers to remotely run physical diagnostics like temperature and blood pressure."
“'Think of it like a highly sophisticated video call with a mental health provider, where the parent or guardian is able to be a part of the conversation from their cellphone,' says Art Cooksey, founder and CEO of Let’s Talk Interactive."
"63 'telehealth' kiosks were installed [by LTI] in public schools in August so students can speak to a mental health professional remotely."
Chad Poppell, Secretary of Florida Department of Children & Families, talks about the LTI telehealth portals that were put in jails and in schools. Starts at approximately 8:45.
A top provider of custom-made telehealth solutions, Let’s Talk Interactive, Inc., has recently joined forces with the State of Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Hope for Healing initiative, and the Florida DCF (Department of Children & Family Services.
The customized Telehealth Kiosks and Telemedicine Software Portals will enable more than 35,000 school-aged children to access much-needed care for those affected by life stressors, primarily the trauma and devastation caused by Hurricane Michael in late 2018.
Let's Talk Interactive said in a press release Tuesday it unveiled 63 Telehealth kiosks and 63 Telehealth iPad portals, which will provide counseling and psychiatric care to public school children in six Big Bend counties.
Franklin County Jail inmates will now receive virtual behavioral health screening assessments and be offered a medication-assisted treatment program.
