In an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, Miriam Pearsall, the chief of staff for policy and population health at the Meadows Institute, tells the story of her late cousin, Daryl, who died at the age of 37 after battling pain, substance…
This article was published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on April 4, 2025. “It’s about the people in Texas understanding that mental illness is an illness of childhood and that we need to get ahead of the curve through early…
DALLAS — Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded a $6 million multi-year grant through the W.W. Caruth, Jr., Fund to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to implement a comprehensive initiative that provides support to children and youth who have…
This article was published in Staten Island Live on April 3, 2025. “America is facing an unprecedented behavioral health crisis, and we can only address the magnitude of the needs if we make mental health screening and care as common…
This article was published in the DFW501c Nonprofit Business Journal on April 2, 2025. Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded a $6 million multi-year grant through the W.W. Caruth, Jr., Fund to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to implement…
Roshni Koli, the Meadows Institute’s chief medical officer, receives a prestigious appointment in the fight against suicide. By Geoffrey Melada | March 10, 2025 Dr. Roshni Koli, chief medical officer of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute The Meadows Mental…
This opinion piece was authored by the Meadows Institute’s Chief Innovation Officer, Kacie Kelly, and Chief Policy Officer, John Snook. It was published in Behavioral Health Tech’s “Industry Insights” on March 13, 2025. Every consequential election brings change and with…
This podcast episode was released by PsychArmor on February 14, 2025. On PsychArmor’s “Behind the Mission” podcast, the Meadows Institute’s Senior Director for Strategy and Innovation, Tempa Sherrill, discusses how her lived experience as the wife of a first responder and…
Five Takeaways from the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition Behavioral Health Pre-Conference Forum By Geoffrey Melada | May 7, 2025 From left: Meadows Institute Chief Policy Officer John Snook, Meadows Institute Chief Innovation Officer Kacie Kelly, Northwestern University psychiatrist…
This article was originally published in Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Research’s Urban Edge on January 27, 2025. “The Texas Legislature has made historic, life-saving investments in mental health over the last decade,” Andy Keller, president and CEO of the Meadows…
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and child advocacy experts raised concerns about the state of children’s mental health. Nationally, one in six children experiences a mental illness challenge each year—a figure that rises to one in three in…
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and was published in Psychology Today on January 15, 2025. Grief doesn’t begin only after the death of a loved one. If…
Artificial Intelligence & Health Care Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technological advancements of our time. It has become a part of our daily lives, from voice assistants on our smartphones to email classification to recommended ads.…
This article was published in The Texas Tribune on January 2, 2025. “The Texas Legislature has made historic, life-saving investments in mental health over the last decade,” said Andy Keller, president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.…
The Meadows Institute shares the value of measurement-based care. Speaking at a Nov. 21 webinar on “The Role of State Policy in Driving Behavioral Health Measurement, Quality Improvement and Cost Control” hosted by the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness…
The Meadows Institute received $1.9 million from West Health to help implement the Collaborative Care Model across the Northwestern Medicine system DALLAS – November 20, 2024 – The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, along with West Health and Northwestern Medicine,…
DALLAS – Nov. 18, 2024 – Andy Keller, the president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, released this statement applauding Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s announcement of the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) as a major…
Andy Keller (with microphone), the president and CEO of the Meadows Institute, shared his expertise about the importance of the continuity of care for people with mental health needs. Over three days in Phoenix in early November, leaders in the…
This letter-to-the-editor was authored by Julie Kaplow, PhD, the executive director of the Trauma and Grief Center at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. It was in response to Sarah Wildman’s opinion guest essay If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her…
This article was published by The Dallas Morning News on December 7, 2024 and is co-authored by Meadows Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller PhD. Dallas and Collin counties are breaking down the barriers between mental health care and homelessness…