This article was published by PEW Trust Magazine on December 19, 2022. A black SUV pulls up to an empty storefront in Abilene, Texas, where a man is sleeping on the sidewalk. He looks to be 30-something, though it’s difficult…
This interview was released by NPR on December 1, 2022. At a school district in Texas, mental health professional training to address grief and trauma is healing for school-based therapists and social workers who lost loved ones during the pandemic.…
The Hackett Center for Mental Health, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH), convened on August 4th and 5th in Austin, Texas to host the 5th annual Children’s Mental Health Summit. After two years of virtual summits…
HOUSTON – As the holidays approach, Dr. Julie Kaplow-Kline with the Trauma and Grief Center is sharing five signs a grieving child may need help. For young people dealing with the death of a loved one, many of whom are…
Ongoing criticisms that Texas is lagging behind the rest of the country in mental health, and that our leaders haven’t taken it seriously enough and made it a priority, are not only wrong, they are counterproductive. — Andy Keller, PhD When…
Texas is doing more than any other state. As a non-partisan, data-driven organization that has been working with the Texas Legislature specifically on improvements in mental health since 2014, we know exactly how seriously state leaders and the Legislature have…
This article was published by The Commonwealth Fund on November 28, 2022 and is authored by the Meadows Institute’s Melissa Rowan and Kacie Kelly. Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s youth were experiencing a mental health crisis.…
The Engage & Excel Conference continued this morning for its second and final day. Attendees and speakers involved in mental health from diverse industries came together to share their perspectives on the most daunting challenges in mental health today and…
This article was originally published by Bloomberg News on October 19, 2022. A Chicago pilot program that dispatches mental health clinicians and emergency medical responders to some 911 calls has connected 385 people to care without a single use-of-force incident…
This morning we kicked off Engage & Excel 2022 both virtually and in-person to an enthusiastic audience in Plano, TX. Below are highlights from our morning kickoff and a few of today’s Breakout Sessions—deep dives into some of today’s most…
This article was originally published by the Houston Chronicle on October 13, 2022. Educators are teaming up with law enforcement to launch a program at a Houston-area school district that aims to quickly link students who have experienced trauma or…
On April 11, 2022, Meadows Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller, PhD, delivered this talk at NatCon22, an assembly of the most influential voices in mental health and substance use treatment. In this talk, Keller discusses the unprecedented way…
This article was originally published by the Houston Chronicle on September 26, 2022. In memories tucked away on a phone, Chant’e Mahogany Wilson appears full of life: Smiling in selfies, holding her twin daughters on Mother’s Day and telling them:…
This article was originally published by Amarillo Globe-News on September 11, 2022. Panhandle PBS will be airing the documentary series “The Little Things” at 7 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 15. The streaming version can be found online at panhandlePBS.org/TheLittleThings .…
This article was originally published by Dallas Morning News on September 8, 2022. Hundreds of officers in Texas have signed up for a new state program that aims to reduce police suicide and self-harm rates by confidentially pairing law enforcement…
This article was originally published by KUT 90.5 Austin on September 8, 2022. Just after sunrise, young children wearing colorful backpacks start walking into Live Oak Elementary School in Austin. At the door, the principal and the school counselor greet…
This article was originally published by Dallas Morning News on September 8, 2022. A year ago, we celebrated that state officials had partnered with UT Southwestern Medical Center to let the academic institution operate Dallas’ future public psychiatric hospital. We…
This article was originally published by NPR on September 6, 2022. A new international study estimates that from January 1, 2020, to May, 1, 2022, nearly 8 million kids age 18 and under lost a parent or primary caregiver to…
Despite their seeming precision, national rankings of states’ mental health service spending and quality are designed and intended to offer comparisons between states to inform future policy efforts. These ratings are not designed to provide an accurate picture of a…
This article was originally published by Spectrum 1 News Texas on August 8, 2022. Students in Uvalde will return to school after Labor Day, but state lawmakers are still trying to understand the tragedy that unfolded on May 24 and…