AUSTIN – Max Geron, former Chief of the Rockwall Police Department, has joined the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute as Senior Director of Health and Public Safety, effective August 1. In that role, Geron will advance the organization’s work in…
This article was originally published by NPR on July 24, 2022. Shortly after Elizabeth George started her freshman year in high school last fall, her parents tested positive for COVID-19. And Elizabeth stepped up to take care of them. “I…
This article was originally published by KERA News on July 21, 2022. A Dallas youth theater company is exploring the way the pandemic affected young people’s mental health through a new play. Cry Havoc Theater Company’s latest play, The Art of…
This article was originally published by Dallas Morning News on July 8, 2022. One in five youths between the ages of 9 and 17 experiences a diagnosable mental health disorder. Yet even the most alarming statistics don’t move us to act —…
In recognition of PTSD Awareness Day, the Trauma and Grief Center is sharing information about PTSD in children and adolescents. The early identification and timely treatment of PTSD in children can help to eliminate long-term suffering and prevent the intergenerational…
This article was originally published by Austin’s KXAN on June 22, 2022. The Texas Education Agency is reviewing “every aspect” of the Uvalde school shooter’s educational history, according to TEA Commissioner Mike Morath. Morath testified Tuesday as part of the Texas…
This article was originally published by New York Daily News on June 22, 2022. A Texas mental health expert testified Wednesday that the symptoms attributed to the 18-year-old Uvalde school shooter matches the profiles of kids “that we treat every…
This article was originally published in the Houston Chronicle on June 22, 2022. Despite growing calls for gun reform in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, a Texas Senate committee discussing legislative responses to the massacre spent little time…
This article was originally published in ABC News on June 20, 2022. The federal gun safety proposal announced last week by a bipartisan group of senators in response to the attack on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is “a step in…
This article was originally published in El Paso Matters on June 16, 2022. A sense of relief overcame Jorge when he finally landed a job in March 2021 after being out of work for 10 months during the pandemic —…
This article was originally published by the Dallas Morning News on June 5, 2022. The day after a gunman slaughtered 19 fourth-graders and two teachers at their elementary school in Uvalde, the father of one of the slain children appeared…
This article was originally published by the The Galveston Daily News on June 3, 2022. The city of Galveston on Thursday publicly committed to a bold new policing initiative that will create a unit to be dispatched when people are…
This article was originally published by The Galveston Daily News on June 2, 2022. When someone calls 911 in Galveston, three services stand by to respond to the emergency — police, fire and emergency medical services. Under a new program…
This article was originally published by American City & County on June 2, 2022. For decades, the responsibility of helping those experiencing a mental health crisis has fallen to police departments, and communities across the United States have grappled with…
This article was originally published by State of Reform on June 1, 2022. The Texas House Select Committee on Youth Health and Safety held a public hearing on Thursday to consider measures addressing the needs of youth in the state, specifically ways…
The devastating tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, will have ripple effects across communities, our state, and the nation in the months and even years to come. Similar to adults, children and adolescents are likely to experience a range of emotions after…
This article was originally published by The Pew Charitable Trusts on May 25, 2022. B.J. Wagner, the Senior Vice President of Health and Public Safety at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, has been a key player in spearheading a new…
This article was originally published by Fox7 Austin on May 19, 2022. AUSTIN, Texas – Sean Hanna, VP of Systems Innovation & Veteran Integration at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute joins FOX 7 Austin’s Mike Warren to discuss the biggest mental health needs…
This article was originally published by Amarillo Globe-News on April 30, 2022. The Amarillo Area Foundation Thursday announced a $475,000 grant to collaborate with the Meadows Health Policy Institute in an effort to enhance mental health care access and outcomes…
This article was originally published by ABC7 Amarillo on April 28, 2022. Barriers to healthcare affect millions in the United States and for those seeking mental healthcare, those roadblocks can be even more debilitating. The Amarillo Area Foundation and Meadows…