Cayman Islands Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/tag/cayman-islands/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:11:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png Cayman Islands Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/tag/cayman-islands/ 32 32 Cayman addressing long term mental health resources https://ecsii.com/cayman-addressing-long-term-mental-health-resources/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:11:57 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=2328 With a population of 65,000 the Cayman Islands has an estimated 4,000 people afflicted with mental health issues, to one degree or another. A report in 2017, said the incidence of mental disorders in the islands grew by 67 percent between 2006 and 2016.  Mental health providers are also seeing a need for more long term Read More

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]]> Cayman embraces telemedicine for mental health services https://ecsii.com/cayman-embraces-telemedicine-for-mental-health-services/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:53:12 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=2315 Telemedicine continues to expand into the Caribbean with the Cayman islands utilising telemental health which is counseling conducted by video conferencing. What is more intriguing is that the counseling incorporates the use of a robot as the interface between the client and the counselor.  The robot will not be restricted to mental health services but Read More

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