Tag: Innovation
Who’s Afraid of A.I.? A.I. can help fix our overburdened mental health care system
January 29, 2026 – A.I. is rapidly reshaping health care, and it offers an unprecedented opportunity to transform mental health services. In a new opinion piece for Behavioral Health Tech, Meadows Institute Chief Innovation Officer…
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Behavioral Health Tech 2025
By Geoffrey Melada | Nov. 18, 2025 The Meadows Institute was proud to serve as the premier policy partner for Behavioral Health Tech 2025, the nation’s largest conference dedicated to expanding access to mental health…
Why Policy Could Make or Break the Next Wave of Health Innovation
October 29, 2025 – The Meadows Institute’s chief innovation officer, Kacie Kelly, was featured on Behavioral Health Tech’s Expanding Access podcast to discuss the impact of policy on behavioral health innovation. Kelly discusses topics such…
Meadows Institute Conference Eyes ‘Bright Spots’ in Digital Mental Health
By Geoffrey Melada | October 20, 2025 The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute hosted a half-day event in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9 called “Brights Spots in Digital Mental Health: Policy & Practice Solutions to Improve…
The Next Frontier
Meadows Institute leaders discuss brain health innovation, collaboration at the 80th United Nations General Assembly By Geoffrey Melada | October 1, 2025 For the third year in a row, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s…
Groundbreaking initiative expands to additional Texas community colleges following successful first year supporting student mental health
The Meadows Institute and Texas Success Center Expand the Minding College Minds™ Learning Community to Twelve Additional Colleges September 25, 2025 Following the successful launch of the inaugural Minding College Minds learning community last September,…
Engaging Strategically in Policy Is the Key to Building the Mental Health Future
September 18, 2025 – Massive shifts are underway in how technology is leveraged in health care. As policies that impact interoperability, behavioral health information technology, and the role of AI are taking shape, savvy digital…
If You Are Paralyzed by Change, You Are Missing the Opportunity to Lead the Change
This opinion piece was authored by the Meadows Institute’s Chief Innovation Officer, Kacie Kelly, and Chief Policy Officer, John Snook. It was published in Behavioral Health Tech’s “Industry Insights” on March 13, 2025. Every consequential…
“Now is the time to lean in”
Five Takeaways from the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition Behavioral Health Pre-Conference Forum By Geoffrey Melada | May 7, 2025 From left: Meadows Institute Chief Policy Officer John Snook, Meadows Institute Chief Innovation Officer…
Artificial Intelligence & Mental Health
Artificial Intelligence & Health Care Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technological advancements of our time. It has become a part of our daily lives, from voice assistants on our smartphones to…
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Headstream and The Jed Foundation Launch New K-12 Mental Health Tech Navigator to Support Student Mental Health
The Navigator is a free, web-based resource developed for K-12 administrators and educators to support students’ mental health with digital products. October 3, 2024 Today the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, alongside partners Headstream (an…
Breaking Down Barriers to Mental Health
Meadows Institute leaders discuss the power of collaboration and innovation at the 79th United Nations General Assembly By Geoffrey Melada | September 25, 2024 Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute President and CEO Andy Keller addresses…
“I’m excited about what the future holds”
Meadows Institute expert hails Texas’ record of innovation at Department of Education conference on collegiate mental health Meadows Institute senior fellow for strategic partnerships, Phil Ritter (second from left), participates on a panel at the…
“Now is an opportunity to be engaged”: Highlights from the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference
A diverse array of behavioral health providers, health plans, investment firms, startups, as well as some of the leading minds in national mental health policy, flocked to Phoenix, Arizona last week for the 2023 Behavioral…
Top five takeaways from the first ever policy track at the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute proudly partnered with Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech to lead the first ever policy track at the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference, held Nov. 15 – 17 in Phoenix, Arizona….
“We need to think and do things differently”: Meadows Institute’s Kacie Kelly touts promise of pediatric collaborative care at Milken Institute’s 2023 Future of Health Summit
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s youth were experiencing a mental health crisis, moderator William Brangham said at the start of “Surviving or Thriving: Youth Mental Health in America,” a panel discussion…
Facing off Tsunami: Innovative Mental Health Care to the Rescue
President & CEO Andy Keller was a recent guest on The NeuroCentury Podcast, a series of conversations about the importance of the brain in the times we live in, in which he and host Paweł…
From Data to Action: Using Novel Methodologies to Shed Light on Prevalence of Mental Health Needs among Veterans
The Research & Data Analytics team supports the Meadows Institute’s mission by using data to objectively identify gaps in mental healthcare that could cause inequities in mental health care access and services. The team brings…
Meadows Institute leaders address brain health ‘crisis’ at 78th United Nations General Assembly
By Geoffrey Melada | September 22, 2023 Glancing at his wristwatch, Professor Claudio Bassetti, vice president of the European Brain Council and a leading Swiss neurologist, called the Brain Health & Research Day at the…
Calling all Investors & Innovators: Help Texas Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Texas is well-positioned to become a global leader in youth mental health through demonstrating effective strategies for increasing access to care and improving outcomes. The right business and investment environment for fostering rapid innovation exists,…