The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute proudly partnered with Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech to lead the first ever policy track at the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference, held Nov. 15 – 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference is the largest…
This segment aired on KPRC Click2Houston on February 13, 2024. Psychologist Dr. Julie Kaplow talks about how shootings affect people and how to reach out for help if you or someone you know is facing mental health struggles.
This article was originally published by the Dallas Observer on January 2, 2024. For nearly six years, Dallas has been seeing success with its RIGHT Care Unit, a team of professionals who respond to 911 calls involving residents experiencing behavioral…
This article was originally published by Texas Public Radio on January 2, 2024. This story discusses data related to mental health. For resources and support, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or text HOME to 741741 to…
This article was published by the Texas Hospital Association on February 15, 2024. Children’s Health was awarded THA’s Excellence in Community Service Award for their Behavioral Health Integration and Guidance (BHIG) Initiative, a proactive program launched by Children’s Health and…
This article was originally published in D Magazine on November 29, 2023. D CEO revealed its Excellence in Healthcare winners for 2023 at a private event last night at On the Levee in the Design District. The program honored leaders,…
This opinion article was originally published by the Dallas Morning News on December 8, 2023. It is heartbreaking, although not surprising, to learn that our kids are struggling with their mental health. A recent report by Children’s Health is just…
This article was originally published in the Texas Tribune on November 22, 2023. For 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach…
This article was originally published in The Dallas Morning News on November 25, 2023. The Dallas-based Meadows Foundation is celebrating its 75th anniversary, which President and CEO Peter M. Miller attributes to the largesse and legacy of Algur H. Meadows,…
This press release was originally published by CVS Health on November 8, 2023. CVS Health Foundation today announced it has awarded $3 million in grants over five years to advance mental health equity to Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County…
For many of us, the holiday season is a happy and joyful time that we look forward to all year. But after experiencing the death of a loved one, the holidays can be a very difficult time, particularly for children.…
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…