January 29, 2026 – A.I. is rapidly reshaping health care, and it offers an unprecedented opportunity to transform mental health services. In a new opinion piece for Behavioral Health Tech, Meadows Institute Chief Innovation Officer Kacie Kelly walks us through…
By Geoffrey Melada | Nov. 18, 2025 The Meadows Institute was proud to serve as the premier policy partner for Behavioral Health Tech 2025, the nation’s largest conference dedicated to expanding access to mental health care through technology, health equity…
Meadows Institute leaders discuss brain health innovation, collaboration at the 80th United Nations General Assembly By Geoffrey Melada | October 1, 2025 For the third year in a row, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s leadership on brain health innovation…
By Geoffrey Melada | October 20, 2025 The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute hosted a half-day event in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9 called “Brights Spots in Digital Mental Health: Policy & Practice Solutions to Improve Outcomes.” Sponsored by the Commonwealth…
October 29, 2025 – The Meadows Institute’s chief innovation officer, Kacie Kelly, was featured on Behavioral Health Tech’s Expanding Access podcast to discuss the impact of policy on behavioral health innovation. Kelly discusses topics such as AI in mental health,…
The Meadows Institute and Texas Success Center Expand the Minding College Minds™ Learning Community to Twelve Additional Colleges September 25, 2025 Following the successful launch of the inaugural Minding College Minds learning community last September, the Meadows Mental Health Policy…
September 18, 2025 – Massive shifts are underway in how technology is leveraged in health care. As policies that impact interoperability, behavioral health information technology, and the role of AI are taking shape, savvy digital mental health leaders will recognize…
This opinion piece was authored by the Meadows Institute’s Chief Innovation Officer, Kacie Kelly, and Chief Policy Officer, John Snook. It was published in Behavioral Health Tech’s “Industry Insights” on March 13, 2025. Every consequential election brings change and with…
Five Takeaways from the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition Behavioral Health Pre-Conference Forum By Geoffrey Melada | May 7, 2025 From left: Meadows Institute Chief Policy Officer John Snook, Meadows Institute Chief Innovation Officer Kacie Kelly, Northwestern University psychiatrist…
Artificial Intelligence & Health Care Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technological advancements of our time. It has become a part of our daily lives, from voice assistants on our smartphones to email classification to recommended ads.…
The Navigator is a free, web-based resource developed for K-12 administrators and educators to support students’ mental health with digital products. October 3, 2024 Today the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, alongside partners Headstream (an innovation program created by SecondMuse)…
Meadows Institute leaders discuss the power of collaboration and innovation at the 79th United Nations General Assembly By Geoffrey Melada | September 25, 2024 Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute President and CEO Andy Keller addresses the Science Summit at the…
Meadows Institute expert hails Texas’ record of innovation at Department of Education conference on collegiate mental health Meadows Institute senior fellow for strategic partnerships, Phil Ritter (second from left), participates on a panel at the Department of Education’s “Securing the…
A diverse array of behavioral health providers, health plans, investment firms, startups, as well as some of the leading minds in national mental health policy, flocked to Phoenix, Arizona last week for the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference, the largest…
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute proudly partnered with Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech to lead the first ever policy track at the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference, held Nov. 15 – 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference is the largest…
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s youth were experiencing a mental health crisis, moderator William Brangham said at the start of “Surviving or Thriving: Youth Mental Health in America,” a panel discussion held Nov. 6 during the…
President & CEO Andy Keller was a recent guest on The NeuroCentury Podcast, a series of conversations about the importance of the brain in the times we live in, in which he and host Paweł Świeboda discussed the latest in…
The Research & Data Analytics team supports the Meadows Institute’s mission by using data to objectively identify gaps in mental healthcare that could cause inequities in mental health care access and services. The team brings an innovative approach to developing…
By Geoffrey Melada | September 22, 2023 Glancing at his wristwatch, Professor Claudio Bassetti, vice president of the European Brain Council and a leading Swiss neurologist, called the Brain Health & Research Day at the Science Summit at the United…
In partnership with Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech and with funding from The Commonwealth Fund, the Meadows Institute conducted research with key leaders across the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care organizations, academia, and industry…