October 3, 2025 – The Dallas Morning News published the following essay by the Meadows Institute’s president and CEO, Andy Keller, on the investments the Texas Legislature has made over multiple sessions to make our state a national leader in…
DALLAS – August 27, 2025 – Andy Keller, the president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, released this statement on the signing of Senate Bill 25: “Texas is leading the nation in the fight for our children’s…
The Dallas Morning News featured the Meadows Institute in an editorial on how mental health facilities, especially those with inpatient care in underserved regions, are essential for providing communities with quality health care and eliminating the need for people to travel long distances to access treatment. Meadows Institute President & CEO…
This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune on June 2, 2025. In a world that pretends the brain is not part of the body, this bill will put tools in the hands of children, parents and teachers to…
In an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, Miriam Pearsall, the chief of staff for policy and population health at the Meadows Institute, tells the story of her late cousin, Daryl, who died at the age of 37 after battling pain, substance…
This article was published in Staten Island Live on April 3, 2025. “America is facing an unprecedented behavioral health crisis, and we can only address the magnitude of the needs if we make mental health screening and care as common…
This article was originally published in Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Research’s Urban Edge on January 27, 2025. “The Texas Legislature has made historic, life-saving investments in mental health over the last decade,” Andy Keller, president and CEO of the Meadows…
This article was published in The Texas Tribune on January 2, 2025. “The Texas Legislature has made historic, life-saving investments in mental health over the last decade,” said Andy Keller, president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.…
DALLAS – Nov. 18, 2024 – Andy Keller, the president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, released this statement applauding Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s announcement of the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) as a major…
This article was published in The Texas Tribune on November 21, 2024. News of a fund for dementia being made possible next year has been praised by health advocates. Andy Keller, president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute,…
This first appeared in STAT News, by: Roshni Koli and Christine Yu Moutier. Suicide rates in the United States increased by approximately 36% between 2000 and 2022, according to updated data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Suicide was responsible for…
This article was originally published in The Dallas Morning News on June 17, 2024. Texas, among all states, is grappling with a rise in the percentage of youth who experienced a major depressive episode in the past year without treatment…
This article was published by the Texas Tribune on May 15, 2024. Read the full article on the Texas Tribune’s website. State leaders on Wednesday unveiled a new $305 million hospital, part of an $2.5 billion overhaul of the state’s…
This article was published by State of Reform on March 13, 2024. Read the full article on State of Reform’s website. Youth mental health professionals discussed efforts to provide care to children in need at the 2024 Texas State of…
This article was published by State of Reform on March 1, 2024. Read the full article on State of Reform’s website. As more states across the nation ramp up efforts to increase and provide access to behavioral health services for youth despite…
This news clip and accompanying article were published by KFDA News Channel 10 on September 27, 2023. AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) -The 88th legislative session in Texas marked a historic moment for mental health funding. According to Nelson Jarrin, Senior Vice…
This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune on October 10, 2023. ODESSA — About five years ago, Midland County faced a hard truth: Its jail was full. The swelling was caused in part by an increase in incarcerated…
This article was published by KXAN on August 20, 2023. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Across 25,000 square miles of the Texas Panhandle, Nancy Tanner can offer scant help to rural Texans in a worsening crisis. “People are unhappy. People are unstable…
This unique statewide summit brings together thought leaders and policymakers from across Texas and the nation to discuss opportunities to improve postsecondary mental health services for students and staff and address workforce shortages. Austin, TX — Trellis Foundation and the…
AUSTIN, Texas – Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute President and CEO Andy Keller, PhD, today gave invited testimony before the Texas House Higher Education Committee on the importance of legislation to create the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of…