Tag: Schools and Education
Trellis Foundation and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Will Host the 2024 Higher Education Policy Summit in Austin April 19
This unique statewide summit brings together thought leaders and policymakers from across Texas and the nation to discuss opportunities to improve postsecondary mental health services for students and staff and address workforce shortages. Austin, TX…
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 between March 5 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: 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…
North Texas School Mental Health Executive Learning Community
Apply between January 15 – 29 for this premier learning experience to advance school mental health in your district Our Challenge School districts are overwhelmed as they work to meet the needs of students and…
Winners Announced: 2023 Excellence in Healthcare Awards
This article was originally published in D Magazine on November 29, 2023. D CEO revealed its Excellence in Healthcare winners for 2023 at a private event last night at On the Levee in the Design…
Meadows Institute and Hope Center host panel exploring innovations in mental health workforce training
In 2023, the Texas Tribune reported that 98% of Texas’ 254 counties were wholly or partially designated as mental health professional shortage areas by the federal government, defined as more than 30,000 residents per clinician….
San Antonio Mobile Mental Wellness Collaborative
SUMMARY - This collaborative formed in 2019 to provide free, unified mental health services directly at campuses of underserved schools where transportation remains a barrier to students finding care. Since 2022, the Meadows Institute...
Lessons from Uvalde: Meadows Institute Leaders Share Advice, Learnings at Congressional Roundtable Discussion
Today, on the one-year anniversary of the school shooting that occurred at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, Meadows Institute leaders participated in a roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill about the importance of school safety and…
Resources, Relationships, & Vulnerability: A Convening of the Trellis Foundation Postsecondary Mental Health & Wellbeing Learning Community
Last summer, Trellis Foundation and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute launched the Trellis Foundation Postsecondary Mental Health and Wellbeing Learning Community as part of an innovative strategy to strengthen support for student mental health…
San Antonio School Mental Health Executive Learning Community
SUMMARY - A year-long learning community for leaders in seven San Antonio school districts. Members have access to expert-facilitated group learning experiences and cultivated workshops anchored in evidence-based practices to accelerate their ability to...
Tarrant County Area School Mental Health Executive Learning Community
SUMMARY - A year-long learning community for leaders in 13 Tarrant County school districts. Members have access to expert facilitated group learning experiences and cultivated workshops anchored in evidence-based practices to accelerate their ability...
Advancing School Safety & Student Wellness Executive Learning Community
SUMMARY - A year-long learning community for leaders in nine North Texas school districts. Members have access to expert-facilitated group learning experiences and cultivated workshops anchored in evidence-based practices to promote safe schools and...
Northeast Texas School Mental Health Executive Learning Community
SUMMARY - A year-long learning community for leaders in 23 Northeast Texas school districts and three community colleges . Members have access to expert-facilitated group learning experiences and cultivated workshops anchored in evidence-based practices...
Trellis Foundation Postsecondary Mental Health & Wellbeing Learning Community
This first-of-its-kind, two-year collaborative for innovative institutions of higher education in Texas is reshaping how they support student and staff mental health. Made possible by the Trellis Foundation, the Learning Community aims to improve...
Texas House Committee on Human Services – HB 1571
SUMMARY - On March 28, Chief Clinical Officer Hani Talebi, PhD, provided invited testimony before the House Committee on Human Services in support of HB 1571. HB 1571, by Representative J.M. Lozano, would allow...
New Premier Learning Experiences for School District Leaders in Texas
Due to the winter storms in Texas, the deadline for applications is extended to February 10. Join the Meadows Institute as we launch three new School Mental Health Learning Communities across Texas this year that…
Apply Now: Advancing School Safety & Student Wellness Executive Learning Community
Apply between January 23 & February 10 for this premier learning experience to advance school mental health in your district Our Challenge Districts are seeing a variety of concerning trends, including: Increases in student aggression,…
State telemedicine program allows Texas children to see therapists at schools
This article was originally published by KUT 90.5 Austin on September 8, 2022. Just after sunrise, young children wearing colorful backpacks start walking into Live Oak Elementary School in Austin. At the door, the principal…
Texans ask lawmakers for more mental health funding
This article was originally published by Spectrum 1 News Texas on August 8, 2022. Students in Uvalde will return to school after Labor Day, but state lawmakers are still trying to understand the tragedy that…