Can Mental Health Clinic at Walmart Fill a Void?
By Matt McMillen
Jan. 22, 2019 -- Some Walmart customers can now add mental health therapy to their shopping list.
In a store in Carrollton, TX, about 20 miles north of Dallas, the retail giant has rented space to Boston-based health care provider Beacon Health Options, whose clinic provides talk therapy to those seeking help for depression, anxiety, relationship troubles, and more.
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This first-of-its-kind venture has two primary aims, says Beacon president and chief executive officer Russell Petrella, PhD, a clinical psychologist. “Part of the whole goal of this is to destigmatize behavioral health care and put it in places where people feel comfortable … and another big issue is access to such care when and where they need it.â€
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