Tag: El Paso
El Paso Behavioral Health Summit to focus on improving services for children and youth
This article was published by KFOX14 on March 21, 2024. Read the full article on KFOX14’s website. EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A group of local leaders, brought together by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, gathered…
El Paso County Sheriff Wiles Honored by El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium
Awarded the Consortium Mental Health Champion Award EL PASO – El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles was honored today with the Consortium Mental Health Champion Award for his significant contributions to regional mental healthcare by…
El Paso receives $50 million for expanded mental health care
This article was published by El Paso Matters on June 21, 2023. The El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium Legislative Task Force consists of the El Paso Chamber, El Paso Children’s Hospital, El Paso Psychiatric Center,…
Mental health patients drowning in shallow pool of providers
This article was originally published in El Paso Matters on June 16, 2022. A sense of relief overcame Jorge when he finally landed a job in March 2021 after being out of work for 10…
Paso del Norte Center at the Meadows Institute is commitment to mental health care
This article was written by Tracy J. Yellen and Meadows Institute CEO Andy Keller and was originally published by the El Paso Times on July 27, 2021. Mental illness has traditionally been treated — when…
Paso del Norte Health Foundation, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute announce Paso del Norte Center for Mental Health
This article was originally published by the El Paso Herald-Post on July 22, 2021. The Paso del Norte Center, which will be part of the Meadows Institute, was established by a $1.5 million grant from…
TTUHSC El Paso receives $165k to help launch new mental health program for youngsters
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation recently awarded Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso a $165,000 grant to assist with the launch of a program to improve mental health care for children and…
El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium Helps Launch Statewide Campaign & Shares Community Progress on Improving Behavioral Health needs of El Paso Residents
The El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium will convene its annual Behavioral Health Community Summit to report progress on efforts to improve the behavioral health system in El Paso County and address gaps in the current…
Leader Spotlight: My Perspective on Mental Health Care
The following note was written by MMHPI Board member Sharon Butterworth. I first became interested in mental health as a long-time volunteer working on different projects with the Junior League in El Paso and the…