6  CONCLUSION
As the articles in this special issue and our recent experiences in the rapid transition to telepsychology—as well as those of the larger field—show, telepsychology is crucial for psychological service provision, now more than ever. Telepsychology has a demonstrated ability to expand services to underserved and hard‐to‐reach populations, and its wide applicability makes it extremely well‐suited to become a permanent fixture of our profession, particularly with the support of strong public policies. The COVID‐19 pandemic and its wake will likely influence daily life of people across the globe for the foreseeable future, but perhaps one positive and lasting feature is its historic influence on the D&I of telepsychology.