From left: Gene Ellis of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, Gregory Stevens of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, Chief Steve Dye of the Allen Police Department, Chief Special Agent Will Johnson of the BNSF Railway Police, and BJ Wagner…
Meadows Institute leaders call for expanding the crisis care continuum into pretrial detention From left: Yolanda Lewis, executive vice president for justice and health at the Meadows Institute, Tim Bray, vice president for justice and health policy at the Meadows…
By Geoffrey Melada | May 23, 2024 From left: Josie Cooper, executive director of the Alliance for Patient Access, Reyna Taylor, senior vice president of public policy at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Meadows Institute Vice President of Health…
The Meadows Institute shared its insights for improving youth mental health at a recent Texas Tribune panel Yes, we have a youth mental health crisis in our country. And, yes, we have “lots of reasons to be hopeful.” That was…
Dr. Drew brought national attention to integrated behavioral health care on an episode of his Fox Business program that aired on May 5, 2024. Andy Keller, the president and CEO of the Meadows Institute, and Roshni Koli, the chief medical officer,…
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…
Meadows Institute experts share advice on speaking to lawmakers about pediatric integrated behavioral health care and the Collaborative Care Model at the AACAP legislative conference. The hundreds of child and adolescent psychiatrists from around the country who gathered April 15…
On April 10, members of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s Center for Child and Family Wellness introduced the innovative “Minding College Minds™ Postsecondary Mental Health Learning Community,” a first-of-its-kind effort to support the mental health and wellbeing of college…
Apply between April 1 and April 12 for this premier learning experience to advance school safety and student wellness in your district! Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in student aggression, anxiety, depression, grief,…
Early intervention is key to promoting brain health and avoiding the criminal justice system, Institute’s Yolanda Lewis tells Brain³ Summit By Geoffrey Melada | February 23, 2024 Yolanda Lewis addresses the Brain³ Summit held Feb. 21-22 at the Center for…
Apply for this premier learning experience to advance school safety and student wellness in your district. Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in student aggression, anxiety, depression, grief, and loss Challenges with supporting the…
For years, the prevalence of behavioral health conditions has been increasing in the United States, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating this troubling trend. The demand for behavioral health treatment currently far outpaces the supply due to an understaffed and unevenly…
Apply between March 19 and April 8 for this premier learning experience to advance school safety and student wellness in your district Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in student aggression, anxiety, depression, grief,…
Institute’s Yolanda Lewis discusses transforming the culture of crisis response at Chicago Bar Association
Meadows Institute president and CEO discusses transforming mental health emergency response on Fox Business
By Geoffrey Melada | December, 2023 Jason Richie, director of public health, Milken Institute (l), and Meadows Institute’s Vice President of Care Innovation Clare McNutt field questions from the audience at the Advancing Behavioral Health and Policy Summit in Washington,…
Pretrial detention is a high-risk time for individuals with mental illness, and suicide remains one of the leading causes of death in U.S. jails. “Over half of the people in jails are detained on a pretrial [basis]; they have not…
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…
For many of us, the holiday season is a happy and joyful time that we look forward to all year. But after experiencing the death of a loved one, the holidays can be a very difficult time, particularly for children.…