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Meeting Crisis With Care: Transforming Mental Health and Justice
This podcast episode was originally published by The Pew Charitable Trusts on October 4, 2024. In this episode of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ “After the Fact” podcast, the Meadows Institute’s Executive Vice President for Justice…
6 Essential Supports for Behavioral Health Crisis Responders
This article was originally published by The Pew Charitable Trusts on July 23, 2024. Read the full article on Pew’s website. Cities and counties seeking to implement alternative response teams for mental health emergencies can…
TV’s “Dr. Drew” shines national spotlight on Dallas’s RIGHT Care Team
Meadows Institute president and CEO discusses transforming mental health emergency response on Fox Business
Galveston’s mental health unit making a difference, officials say
This article was published by Galveston County Daily News on May 4, 2023. The woman had tried to commit suicide Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon, she was sitting in the alley behind a gas station…
Galveston Launches Mental Health Crisis Response Teams
GALVESTON – Galveston city and county officials, in partnership with the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and other Galveston foundations today announced the launch of a…
City of Galveston COAST Multidisciplinary Response Program
SUMMARY - COAST is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive response program to improve 9-1-1 mental health emergency call response in the Galveston area designed by the Meadows Institute in partnership with Galveston city and county officials,...
How Meadows Is Diversifying Crisis Response in Texas
This article was published by D Magazine on March 20, 2023. Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is helping other cities launch teams that can respond to mental health crises and divert individuals experiencing psychiatric episodes…
Former Rockwall Police Chief Max Geron Joins Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute as Senior Director of Health & Public Safety
AUSTIN – Max Geron, former Chief of the Rockwall Police Department, has joined the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute as Senior Director of Health and Public Safety, effective August 1. In that role, Geron will…
Galveston Celebrates New Mental Health Unit, Hurdles Remain
This article was originally published by the The Galveston Daily News on June 3, 2022. The city of Galveston on Thursday publicly committed to a bold new policing initiative that will create a unit to…
Galveston to Introduce Mental Health Response Unit
This article was originally published by The Galveston Daily News on June 2, 2022. When someone calls 911 in Galveston, three services stand by to respond to the emergency — police, fire and emergency medical…