Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and child advocacy experts raised concerns about the state of children’s mental health. Nationally, one in six children experiences a mental illness challenge each year—a figure that rises to one in three in…
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and was published in Psychology Today on January 15, 2025. Grief doesn’t begin only after the death of a loved one. If…
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.…
The Meadows Institute received $1.9 million from West Health to help implement the Collaborative Care Model across the Northwestern Medicine system DALLAS – November 20, 2024 – The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, along with West Health and Northwestern Medicine,…
This letter-to-the-editor was authored by Julie Kaplow, PhD, the executive director of the Trauma and Grief Center at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. It was in response to Sarah Wildman’s opinion guest essay If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her…
This article was published by The Dallas Morning News on December 7, 2024 and is co-authored by Meadows Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller PhD. Dallas and Collin counties are breaking down the barriers between mental health care and homelessness…
This article was published by D Magazine on November 26, 2024. The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, in collaboration with West Health and Northwestern Medicine, launched the Northwestern Medicine West Health Accelerator to integrate mental health care into primary care…
This article was published in People Newspapers on November 26, 2024. Excess funds will be committed to the Crystal Charity Ball’s 70th Anniversary Project, Action Before Crisis. The collaboration between Children’s Health and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute facilitates the…
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 column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on November 13, 2024. For many of us, the holiday season is a…
This op-ed was originally published by Law360 and was co-authored by the Meadows Institute’s executive vice president for justice and health, Yolanda L. Lewis on November 1, 2024. When the two of us — a Georgia superior court judge and…
This article was originally published on CandysDirt.com on October 29, 2024. Darilynn Belier, vice-president of Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, said a large percentage of Dallas’ unsheltered population is experiencing mental illness, substance use disorder, or both. Serious mental illness…
This article was originally published by Education Week on October 7, 2024. A group of three mental health organizations has launched a free, web-based resource to help school districts across the country select and use technology to improve student well-being.…
This podcast episode was originally published by The Pew Charitable Trusts on October 4, 2024. In this episode of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ “After the Fact” podcast, the Meadows Institute’s Executive Vice President for Justice and Health, Yolanda Lewis, highlights…
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on September 23, 2024. The death of a loved one is the most…
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on August 22, 2024. Death may be universal, but it’s still a taboo…
This podcast episode features the Meadows Institute’s President and CEO, Andy Keller, PhD, and was originally shared to Southwestern Medical Foundation’s Youtube channel on August 22, 2024. Listen to the full episode below.
This article was originally published on Cleveland Jewish News on August 1, 2024. University Hospitals, the Chagrin Valley Dispatch, the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and other organizations have partnered on a $1.3 million project…
This article was published by Dallas Innovates on July 25, 2024. The Meadows Institute was listed as one of Blue Cross Blue Shield’s 101 grant recipients. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has awarded $2.9 million in Blue Impact…
September 10, 2024 – This fall, as nearly 650,000 Texas students step onto local community college campuses, they will be filled with excitement and hope at taking the next big step in their lives to achieve their academic and professional…