This article was originally published by KERA News on November 10, 2021. The isolation created by the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on many people’s mental health. That was only amplified for younger people, who are already dealing with uncertainty…
This article was written by Bill Smith and Meadows Institute CEO Andy Keller and was originally published by Dallas Morning News on November 5, 2021. The exacerbation of mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic has put even more strain…
This article was originally published by The Cross Timbers Gazette on October 10, 2021. Texas Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) was named the first recipient of The Tom Luce Award for Mental Health Policy Transformation, awarded by the Meadows Mental…
This article was originally published by Dallas Morning News on October 7, 2021. Following the shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School on Wednesday morning, many students, parents, and educators may be wondering about how this event could affect their mental…
Since it was launched regionally in North Texas in 2019, the Okay to Say Mental Health Patch Program for Girl Scouts has been an unqualified success. It went statewide in 2020, with more than 5,500 Girl Scouts earning the patch…
This article was originally published by San Antonio Report on August 15, 2021. For decades, 911 operators have offered three options to callers on the line: police, fire, or emergency medical services. But what if there was a fourth option?…
This article was originally published by The Katy News on August 13, 2021. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH), in affiliation with The Hackett Center for Mental Health, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and a specially-appointed Blue…
This article was written by Tracy J. Yellen and Meadows Institute CEO Andy Keller and was originally published by the El Paso Times on July 27, 2021. Mental illness has traditionally been treated — when treated at all — in…
This article was originally published by the El Paso Herald-Post on July 22, 2021. The Paso del Norte Center, which will be part of the Meadows Institute, was established by a $1.5 million grant from the Paso del Norte Health…
This article was originally published by the Beaumont Enterprise on June 12, 2021. When Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Southeast Texas, it took thousands of homes and uprooted livelihoods. While much of the devastation has been repaired and reconstructed, the trauma…
This article was originally published by the Midland Reporter-Telegram on July 6, 2021. With dramatically lower numbers of acute and convalescing COVID-19 patients in the hospital, and large-scale testing and vaccination efforts behind us, Midland Health can focus on the…
This article was originally published by People Newspapers on June 30, 2021. The Dallas Police Department has become the first major-city police department in Texas to fully embrace an innovative peer-intervention program called Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE), which provides practical strategies…
This article was originally published by the Brookings Institute on June 22, 2021. Last November, we co-authored a Brookings report on alternatives to police as first responders when dealing with people experiencing a mental health crisis. In the report, we…
This article was originally published by Harvard Medical School on June 15, 2021. A $10 million Lone Star Prize was awarded to Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for its competition entry, the “Lone Star Depression Challenge.” In collaboration with the…
This article was originally published by Dallas Innovates on June 15, 2021. Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change have selected the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and its “Lone Star Depression Challenge” as the recipient of the $10 million…
This article was originally published by USA Today on May 27, 2021. Millions of school-age children spent the past academic year trying to learn at home as the COVID-19 pandemic raged around them. For many, it wasn’t easy, and when…
This opinion piece was coauthored by the Meadows Institute’s Andy Keller, PhD and National Alliance on Mental Illness CEO, Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. It was originally published by The Hill on February 23, 2021. It should have been obvious that…
The post below by the Meadows Institute’s Andy Keller, PhD, was originally posted by American Communities Project on January 22, 2021. Even as we were in the process of projecting them, the numbers were sobering. Last spring, as the nation…
This article was originally published by D Magazine on January 17, 2021. Dallas-based Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is a finalist for a $10 million prize that could transform mental healthcare statewide. The institute is one of five finalists for…
The post below coauthored by the Meadows Institute’s Patrick Tennant, PhD, and The Hackett Center for Mental Health’s Gary Blau, PhD, was originally posted by Philanthropy Roundtable on December 7, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on our…