This op-ed is written by Aaron Smith, the vice president of implementation and veteran integration at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and a U.S. Navy veteran. As a nation, we reserve Memorial Day to honor America’s military men and women who…
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…
By Geoffrey Melada | October 16, 2023 The Collaborative Care Model is the integrated behavioral health model with the strongest evidence base to effectively address the needs of our beleaguered mental health care system, including for youth and children, Dr.…
Dr. Kaplow’s new book, “Multidimensional Grief Therapy: A Flexible Approach to Assessing and Supporting Bereaved Youth” This month, to help us commemorate National Children’s Grief Awareness Month, we were privileged to sit down for a Q&A with author and Trauma…
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…
In 2023, the Texas Tribune reported that 98% of Texas’ 254 counties were wholly or partially designated as mental health professional shortage areas by the federal government, defined as more than 30,000 residents per clinician. This shortage affects all community…
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…
When the COVID-19 outbreak first hit the country in January 2020, William Boyd, executive director of PHOENIX House in Abilene, Texas, a membership-based community for people living with mental illness or trauma, felt like he was “flying blind.” Although the…
By Geoffrey Melada | August 7, 2023 The Institute’s Vice President of Health System Integration Andrew Carlo, MD moderated a discussion on the application and sustainability of pediatric integrated care models such as the Collaborative Care Model Aug. 5 at…
The Hackett Center for Mental Health, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH), convened on August 8-9 in Boston, MA to host the 6th annual Children’s Mental Health Summit. After last year’s event in Austin, Texas, the…
By Geoffrey Melada | June 12, 2023 More than 70 congressional health care staffers, federal agency officials, business innovators and leaders from mental health advocacy and professional associations crowded into a meeting room at the United States Capitol Visitor Center…
On July 26, the Meadows Institute participated in a kickoff event to introduce a new Multisystemic Therapy (MST) specialized response team supporting at-risk youth in Uvalde, Comal, and Hays Counties. The event, hosted by Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental…
Texas is well-positioned to become a global leader in youth mental health through demonstrating effective strategies for increasing access to care and improving outcomes. The right business and investment environment for fostering rapid innovation exists, making the state an ideal…
By Geoffrey Melada | June 1, 2023 When the six winners of the Telosity Mental Health Innovation Challenge, a national behavioral innovation challenge that drew more than 200 contestants from across the country, took to the stage this week at…
By Geoffrey Melada | May 26, 2023 Today, on the one-year anniversary of the school shooting that occurred at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, Meadows Institute leaders participated in a roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill about the importance of school…
Last summer, Trellis Foundation and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute launched the Trellis Foundation Postsecondary Mental Health and Wellbeing Learning Community as part of an innovative strategy to strengthen support for student mental health on college campuses. In February…
Nearly forty charter members and dedicated supporters of the Texas State of Mind Society gathered at David and Libby Hunt’s Dallas home in March to hear Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute leadership discuss rising levels of anxiety disorders, and various…
We are excited to announce that the Meadows Institute has joined venture capital fund, Telosity Ventures, to launch a Mental Health Innovation Challenge. The challenge is designed to catalyze and accelerate innovation by helping digital startups and non-profits access capital,…
Due to the winter storms in Texas, the deadline for applications is extended to February 10. Join the Meadows Institute as we launch three new School Mental Health Learning Communities across Texas this year that aim to address the growing…