Tag: Trauma and Grief
Grief, grit and gratitude shape rebuilding
May 7, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured in a story in the Hill Country Community Journal on the Rebuild Kerr Grantee Gathering hosted by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. The…
Community Foundation addresses mental health at grantee gathering
April 28, 2026 – Julie Kaplow, the executive vice president for Trauma and Grief Programs and Policy at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, gave an insight on how to grieve in a healthy way….
The Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center continues national expansion
New partnership with Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah will support area children and families to heal after trauma and loss By: Geoffrey Melada April 6, 2026 Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital announced a new partnership…
New program helps Utah children process trauma and grief before it follows them into adulthood
March 31, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in local and national coverage of a partnership to strengthen care for children between Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah and the Trauma and Grief…
CBCNN’s Mark Carcasole speaks with Julie Kaplow on trauma and grief support in Tumbler Ridge
February 13, 2026 – Dr. Julie Kaplow, the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, was invited by the CBC News Network, a Canadian broadcaster, to discuss the needs of the community…
Texas summer camp owners brace for more mental health issues among youth
November 25, 2025 – Months after the devastating floods in Central Texas, the psychological toll continues for many children, who find themselves “very, very distressed” by simple rainstorms. The Meadows Institute’s trauma and grief expert…
Family Mental Health Care Fund expanding mental health support for families impacted July 4 Floods
November 24, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was featured on the Houston television station KPRC to discuss the impact of the Family Mental Health Care Fund. Dr. Julie Kaplow, the executive director of the Trauma and…
Israeli Mental Health Clinicians Turn to TAG Center in First-Ever International Training
By Geoffrey Melada | September 25, 2025 Seeking a targeted intervention for grieving children in the wake of the deadly Hamas-led attack on Southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, five Israeli mental health clinicians traveled…
How to Talk to Children After a Natural Disaster
July 21, 2025 – As part of the Meadows Institute’s ongoing response to the devastating floods in Central Texas, Julie Kaplow, PhD, the executive director of the Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center…
6 Tips for Helping Children Manage Anticipatory Grief
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and was published in Psychology Today on January 15, 2025. Grief doesn’t begin only after the death…
How to Support Grieving Children During the Holidays
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on November 13, 2024. For many of us,…
How to Talk to Children About a Suicide Death
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on September 23, 2024. The death of a…
Good Grief: What Does It Mean to Mourn in a Healthy Way?
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on August 22, 2024. Death may be universal,…
When Is Therapy Necessary for a Grieving Child?
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on July 12, 2024. Bereavement is the most common…
A gunman stole his twin from him. This is what he’s learned about grieving a sibling
This article was published by NPR on April 10, 2024. Read or listen to the full story on NPR’s website. Zion Kelly still thinks of himself as a twin. By the time he and his…
A gunman stole his twin from him. This is what he’s learned about grieving a sibling
This article was published by NPR on March 21, 2024. Read the full article on NPR’s website. Zion Kelly still thinks of himself as a twin. By the time he and his fraternal twin, Zaire, were in their mid-teens, people often mistook Zaire as the older of…
Seeking professional help for mental health
This segment aired on KPRC Click2Houston on February 13, 2024. Psychologist Dr. Julie Kaplow talks about how shootings affect people and how to reach out for help if you or someone you know is facing…
Silent struggles: Grieving Houston-area students’ well-being at stake as COVID-19 funds fade
This article was published by Houston Landing on January 4, 2024. Each day after his shift as a machine operator, Eliberto Ortega used to walk through the front door of his east Houston home, take…
How to support grieving children over the holidays: 5 tips from a child psychologist
For many of us, the holiday season is a happy and joyful time that we look forward to all year. But after experiencing the death of a loved one, the holidays can be a very…
Con este programa buscan capacitar a estudiantes de trabajo social en Houston en temas de salud mental
This segment ran on KXLN Houston (Univision) on September 6, 2023. View on Univision’s website.