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May 3, 2023

Tarrant County Area School Mental Health Executive Learning Community

SUMMARY - A year-long learning community for leaders in 13 Tarrant County school districts. Members have access to expert facilitated group learning experiences and cultivated workshops anchored in evidence-based practices to accelerate their ability...

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May 3, 2023

Advancing School Safety & Student Wellness Executive Learning Community

SUMMARY - A year-long learning community for leaders in nine North Texas school districts. Members have access to expert-facilitated group learning experiences and cultivated workshops anchored in evidence-based practices to promote safe schools and...

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May 3, 2023

Northeast Texas School Mental Health Executive Learning Community

SUMMARY - A year-long learning community for leaders in 23 Northeast Texas school districts and three community colleges . Members have access to expert-facilitated group learning experiences and cultivated workshops anchored in evidence-based practices...

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May 1, 2023

Trellis Foundation Postsecondary Mental Health & Wellbeing Learning Community

This first-of-its-kind, two-year collaborative for innovative institutions of higher education in Texas is reshaping how they support student and staff mental health. Made possible by the Trellis Foundation, the Learning Community aims to improve...

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April 17, 2023

Collaborative Problem Solving® in Pediatric Primary Care

Pediatric primary care providers are increasingly treating pediatric mental health conditions, however, they need more tools to support caregivers with youth who exhibit challenging behaviors. Collaborative Problem Solving® is an approach that provides caregivers...

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March 28, 2023

Texas House Committee on Human Services – HB 1571

SUMMARY - On March 28, Chief Clinical Officer Hani Talebi, PhD, provided invited testimony before the House Committee on Human Services in support of HB 1571. HB 1571, by Representative J.M. Lozano, would allow...

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March 27, 2023

Texas House Select Committee on Youth Health & Safety – HB 2638

SUMMARY – On March 27, Deputy Director of The Hackett Center Marcy Melvin provided invited testimony before the House Select Committee on Youth Health & Safety in support of HB 2638. HB 2638, by...

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March 22, 2023

Senate Health & Human Services Committee – SB 26

SUMMARY - On March 22, Meadows Institute President & CEO Andy Keller, PhD, provided invited testimony before the Senate Health & Human Services Committee in favor of SB 26. SB 26, by Senator Lois...

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February 23, 2023

Calling All Innovators: Telosity Mental Health Innovation Challenge Now Open for Applications

We are excited to announce that the Meadows Institute has joined venture capital fund, Telosity Ventures, to launch a Mental Health Innovation Challenge. The challenge is designed to catalyze and accelerate innovation by helping digital…

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January 23, 2023

New Premier Learning Experiences for School District Leaders in Texas

Due to the winter storms in Texas, the deadline for applications is extended to February 10. Join the Meadows Institute as we launch three new School Mental Health Learning Communities across Texas this year that…

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January 23, 2023

Apply Now: Tarrant County Mental Health Executive Learning Community

Apply between January 23 & February 28 for this premier learning experience to advance school mental health in your district Due to the winter storms in Texas, the deadline for applications is extended to February…

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January 23, 2023

Apply Now: Advancing School Safety & Student Wellness Executive Learning Community

Apply between January 23 & February 10 for this premier learning experience to advance school mental health in your district Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in student aggression,…

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January 23, 2023

Apply Now: Northeast Texas School Mental Health Executive Learning Community

Apply between January 23 & February 10 for this premier learning experience to advance school mental health in your district Our Challenge School districts are overwhelmed as they work to meet the needs of students…

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December 21, 2022

2022 Children’s Mental Health Summit

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…

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November 22, 2022

Improving Behavioral Health Care for Youth Through Collaborative Care Expansion

As the first phase of a two-phase project with The Commonwealth Fund to advance the collaborative care model (CoCM) for youth, this white paper provides a national scan of Medicaid programs to understand which states…

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November 17, 2022

Five Signs a Grieving Child May Need Help This Holiday Season

HOUSTON – As the holidays approach, Dr. Julie Kaplow 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…

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September 9, 2022

Black girls are experiencing record rates of self-injury and death by suicide

This article was originally published by Youth Today on September 9, 2022. Emergency room visits for suicidal thoughts and self-injury are on the rise, with Black girls and LGBTQ youth experiencing record rates of self-injury…

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September 8, 2022

State telemedicine program allows Texas children to see therapists at schools

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…

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September 8, 2022

Children’s Health to provide about 100 beds for new Dallas psychiatric hospital

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’…

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September 6, 2022

Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic

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…

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