Tag: Texas Blue Chip Program
House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans’ Affairs – B.J. Wagner
SUMMARY - On May 28, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Executive Vice President for Health and Public Safety, B.J. Wagner, provided invited testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans’ Affairs....
Texas law enforcement suicides can be stopped if officers get the help they need
September 18, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was featured in a Dallas Morning News editorial on preventing deaths by suicide among members of law enforcement. In addition, B.J. Wagner, executive vice president for Health and…
Texas Blue Chip Program
SUMMARY – The Texas Blue Chip Program provides no-cost resources that support the mental health of police officers. Resources include counseling and office visits with mental health professionals that can be scheduled anonymously without...
Media Coverage from the Statewide Expansion of the Texas Blue Program
On June 17, 2024, the Meadows Institute, in partnership with the Communities Foundation of Texas, local police leadership and The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, announced the statewide expansion of the Texas Blue Chip Program…
Meadows Institute Announces Statewide Rollout of the Texas Blue Chip Program to Support Law Enforcement Mental Health
From left: Gene Ellis of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, Gregory Stevens of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, Chief Steve Dye of the Allen Police Department, Chief Special Agent Will Johnson of the BNSF…
Texas Blue Chip Program Expands Statewide to Support Law Enforcement Mental Health
DALLAS, TEXAS (June 17, 2024) – The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in partnership with the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), local police leadership, and The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) today announced the…