Topics Tag: Children and Youth
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…
Meadows Institute leads integrated behavioral health care discussion at APA’s annual convention
By Geoffrey Melada The Institute’s Vice President of Health System Integration Andrew Carlo, MD moderated a discussion on the application and sustainability of pediatric integrated care models such as the Collaborative Care Model Aug. 5…
Specialized Therapy Team Launches To Support At-Risk Youth in Hays County
This article was published by San Marcos Record on July 27, 2023. A specialized response team was recently introduced to support at-risk youth in need of intensive assistance in Uvalde, Comal and Hays Counties. According…
Pediatric and Adolescent Collaborative Care Roundtable
The nation is facing a critical youth and mental health crisis. Half of all mental health conditions manifest by age 14, and yet children and youth are waiting an average of eight to 10 years…
Specialized Therapy Team Launches to Support At-Risk Youth in Uvalde, Comal, & Hays Counties
NEW BRAUNFELS – A specialized response team was introduced today to support at-risk youth in need of intensive assistance in Uvalde, Comal, and Hays Counties. The new Multisystemic Therapy (MST) team was funded as part of the state’s…
New Study Finds Grief Therapy May Reduce Violent Behavior Among Incarcerated Youth
A new research study published in the American Psychological Association’s journal, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, and co-authored by Dr. Julie Kaplow, executive director of the Trauma and Grief Center at the Meadows Mental…