Tag: COVID-19
Q&A: Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s Dr. Talebi discusses integrated behavioral health and the policies and programs supporting Texans’ mental health
This interview was published by State of Reform on February 15, 2024. In this Q&A, Hani Talebi, PhD, chief clinical officer and senior vice president for Health Systems Integration at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI),…
Silent struggles: Grieving Houston-area students’ well-being at stake as COVID-19 funds fade
This article was published by Houston Landing on January 4, 2024. Each day after his shift as a machine operator, Eliberto Ortega used to walk through the front door of his east Houston home, take…
‘COVID ProTEXion Campaign’ boosts awareness, vaccinations for Texans with severe mental illness
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…
The Texas Vaccine Equity Sprint
SUMMARY - People with serious mental illness (SMI) are at high risk of dying from COVID-19. To help educate this population about vaccinations and opportunities to get vaccinated, the Meadows Institute engaged community organizations...
Tele-behavioral Health Primer: Current Knowledge & Best Practices
Intended to serve as a tool for clinical decision-makers, the primer highlights optimal standards of care when using telehealth in treatment.
We Can Fight the Epidemic Better than the Pandemic – Because We Care
On April 11, 2022, Meadows Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller, PhD, delivered this talk at NatCon22, an assembly of the most influential voices in mental health and substance use treatment. In this talk,…
Andy Keller, PhD, Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Finance about Parity & Care Integration
On Wednesday, March 30, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller, PhD, is presenting invited testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Finance to discuss ways of ensuring parity and integration…
Frustrated, exhausted, scared: Omicron exacerbates pandemic mental health concerns
This article was originally published by The Texas Tribune on December 24, 2021. Earlier this week, someone called the state’s COVID-19 mental health support line to talk through their family’s decision to cancel Christmas celebrations…
Why is the CDC missing in action on severe mental illnesses?
This article was authored by Dr. Thomas R. Insel and Meadows Institute CEO Andy Keller and was originally published by STAT News on November 18, 2021. In October, the CDC updated its list of medical…
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
SUMMARY - During his invited testimony, President and CEO Andy Keller, PhD, discussed the mental health impacts of COVID-19 and how lessons learned in Texas can be used nationally to address mental health and...
Texas House Committee on County Affairs – Mental Health Landscape & COVID-19
SUMMARY – Meadows Institute CEO Andy Keller, PhD, was invited to testify before the committee on the mental health impacts of COVID-19.
2020 Devastated U.S. Mental Health — Healing must be a Priority
This opinion piece was coauthored by the Meadows Institute’s Andy Keller, PhD and National Alliance on Mental Illness CEO, Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. It was originally published by The Hill on February 23, 2021. It…
Primary Care Is Key to Reversing COVID-Related Suicide, Overdose Trends
The post below by the Meadows Institute’s Andy Keller, PhD, was originally posted by American Communities Project on January 22, 2021. Even as we were in the process of projecting them, the numbers were sobering….
Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services – Mental Health Impact of COVID-19
SUMMARY – On December 8, 2020, Andy Keller, PhD, President and CEO of the Meadows Institute, was invited testimony at the Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services. During his presentation, Dr. Keller...
Philanthropy Roundtable Survey: Children’s Mental Health Funding in the Time of COVID-19
The post below coauthored by the Meadows Institute’s Patrick Tennant, PhD, and The Hackett Center for Mental Health’s Gary Blau, PhD, was originally posted by Philanthropy Roundtable on December 7, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken…
Trauma & Grief Center Joins The Hackett Center for Mental Health
The Hackett Center for Mental Health, the first regional center of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, announced it is now home to the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center, which raises the standard of care…
White Paper Series: COVID-19 Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Impacts
SUMMARY - The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute has released a series of white papers on the anticipated mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic Fallout: Highlighting the Need for Better Mental Healthcare
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the dire need for broad and affordable access to mental healthcare and resources. The isolation of the last few months, fear of illness, record unemployment and countless other stressors…
Policing in a Pandemic: Peer Support Webinar Series
In April 2020, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute began filming the “Policing in a Pandemic” virtual peer support series in partnership with the Caruth Police Institute. Guest speakers were invited to discuss topics such as…
COVID-19 Resources For First Responders
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute has compiled a list of resources from state and national organizations addressing exposure recommendations, organizational readiness and peer support for first responders. In communities across Texas, families are facing the…