DR. NELLY BURDETTE is the associate vice president of integrated behavioral health at The Providence Community Health Centers Inc. / COURTESY THE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC.
Dr. Nelly Burdette, associate vice president of integrated behavioral health at The Providence Community Health Centers Inc., was the sole employee in the behavioral health program when PCHC launched it five years ago. Today, the program is staffed by nearly 20 clinicians. Burdette discusses its growth, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health…