Topics Tag: Children and Youth
Open Door receives $550,000 grant for school-based centers supporting mental health
September 10, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured in a story by Westfair Business Journal highlighting our partnership with the Open Door Care Network to implement the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) in its school-based…
How to Protect Your Child’s Mental Health in the Digital Age with Psychiatrist Dr. Roshni Koli
September 9, 2026 – The Meadows Institute’s chief medical officer, Dr. Roshni Koli, appeared as a guest on Dr. Rupa Wong’s podcast, In Focus, to discuss children’s mental health in the digital age and how…
Dallas right to expand mental health services for kids in crisis
August 25, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in an editorial by The Dallas Morning News about the expansion of youth mental health crisis services across North Texas, including RIGHT Care for children and…
Fort Worth mental health nonprofit launches youth trauma and grief collaborative
August 24, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured in a story by the Fort Worth Report highlighting our partnership with Soar, a nonprofit branch of the real estate investment firm M2G Ventures, to launch…
A new initiative will expand access to grief and trauma care in Tarrant County
August 19, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in a story by NBC 5 DFW highlighting our partnership with Soar, a social impact capital project, to launch the Tarrant County Trauma and Grief Collaborative….
Community Foundation addresses mental health at grantee gathering
April 28, 2026 – Julie Kaplow, the executive vice president for Trauma and Grief Programs and Policy at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, gave an insight on how to grieve in a healthy way….
Growing Up In America: The Way It Is by Dr. Robert Sanborn Season 6 Episode 15
April 16, 2026 – Dr. Quianta Moore, the executive director of The Hackett Center for Mental Health, was featured on the latest episode of Children at Risk’s Growing Up In America podcast to discuss the…
The Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center continues national expansion
New partnership with Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah will support area children and families to heal after trauma and loss By: Geoffrey Melada April 6, 2026 Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital announced a new partnership…
CBCNN’s Mark Carcasole speaks with Julie Kaplow on trauma and grief support in Tumbler Ridge
February 13, 2026 – Dr. Julie Kaplow, the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, was invited by the CBC News Network, a Canadian broadcaster, to discuss the needs of the community…
Check kids’ mental health during first weeks of school
August 19, 2025 – The Austin American-Statesman featured the Meadows Institute in an article on checking kids’ mental health as they head back to class for a new school year. Chief Medical Officer Roshni Koli…
Apply Now: North Texas Advancing School Safety and Student Wellness Learning Community
Apply between June 23 and August 8 for this premier learning experience to advance school safety and student wellness in your district. Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in…
Annual Report
Change for Good—2025 Annual Report In 2025, the Meadows Institute helped shape how mental health care is delivered across Texas and the country, turning evidence into action and expanding access to care where it matters…
Communities Foundation of Texas awards a groundbreaking $6 million grant to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to help reduce the increasing number of children who die from violence each year
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…
With too few mental health providers, more patients turn to primary care
This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune on June 17, 2024. In Austin, Dr. Roshni Koli, is one voice primary care physicians turn to when they need help with a mental health diagnosis…
“There are a lot of reasons to be hopeful”
The Meadows Institute shared its insights for improving youth mental health at a recent Texas Tribune panel Yes, we have a youth mental health crisis in our country. And, yes, we have “lots of reasons…
Apply Now: Northeast Texas Advancing School Safety and Student Wellness Learning Community
Apply between April 1 and April 12 for this premier learning experience to advance school safety and student wellness in your district! Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in…
Apply Now: San Antonio Advancing School Safety and Student Wellness Learning Community
Apply for this premier learning experience to advance school safety and student wellness in your district. Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in student aggression, anxiety, depression, grief, and…
Apply Now: Tarrant County Advancing School Safety and Student Wellness Learning Community
Apply between March 19 and April 8 for this premier learning experience to advance school safety and student wellness in your district Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in…
Texas Juvenile Justice Department granted $825K to help reduce youth incarceration
This article was published by Austin’s KXAN on February 21, 2024. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Juvenile Justice Department will receive a grant of nearly $1 million to help reduce youth incarceration rates, according to…
Extending the Clinical Impact of Behavioral Health Prescribing Clinicians Using the Collaborative Care Model
For years, the prevalence of behavioral health conditions has been increasing in the United States, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating this troubling trend. The demand for behavioral health treatment currently far outpaces the supply due…
