Tag: Veterans
Texas Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs – Sean Hanna
SUMMARY — On August 26, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Vice President for Veterans and Public Safety, Sean Hanna, provided invited testimony before the Texas Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs. He provided testimony twice;...
House Subcommittee on Defense and Veterans’ Affairs – HB 114
SUMMARY—On July 8, 2026, the Meadows Institute's Vice President for Veterans and Public Safety, Sean Hanna, provided testimony to the Texas House Subcommittee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs at an oversight hearing in San...
Mental Health Treatment and Advocacy for Service Members, Veterans and their Families
This podcast episode was released by PsychArmor on February 14, 2025. On PsychArmor’s “Behind the Mission” podcast, the Meadows Institute’s Senior Director for Strategy and Innovation, Tempa Sherrill, discusses how her lived experience as the wife…
Op-ed: To honor veterans this Veterans Day, increase their access to mental health care
This op-ed is written by Aaron Smith, the vice president of implementation and veteran integration at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and a U.S. Navy veteran. As a nation, we reserve Memorial Day to honor America’s…
What are the biggest mental health needs for veterans?
This article was originally published by Fox7 Austin on May 19, 2022. AUSTIN, Texas – Sean Hanna, VP of Systems Innovation & Veteran Integration at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute joins FOX 7 Austin’s Mike Warren to discuss…
Honoring Our Veterans
On Veterans Day, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute honors the men and women who have served our country. One of our core missions is to honor their service and sacrifice by helping ensure…
White Paper Series: COVID-19 Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Impacts
SUMMARY - The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute has released a series of white papers on the anticipated mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new effort creates a coordinated mental health delivery system for veterans & their families
The North Texas Collaborative, a new organization formed by five D-FW agencies, aims to expand access to mental health care for area veterans and their family members. “With over 20 veterans losing their lives to…
Impacts of a COVID-Induced Economic Recession on MHSUD in Veterans (COVID-19 Impact Series, Volume 2)
In our first in a series of white papers on the anticipated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute sought to examine and project the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health…
Texas Veterans + Family Alliance
SUMMARY - Texas Veterans + Family Alliance (TV+FA) is an innovative grant program through which local communities can develop solutions and programs to best serve the mental health needs of our veterans and their...
Mental Health Awareness Month: A Focus on Veterans & Their Families
Texas is proud to be home to the second largest population of veterans in the country, and we have an obligation to care for those who have served bravely, and the people whose support made…
Texas House Committee on Defense & Veterans’ Affairs – SB 822
SUMMARY - On May 6, 2019, Kyle Mitchell, JD, MMHPI Senior Director of Veteran and Military Policy, was invited testimony on SB 822 at the Texas House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs. Senate...
Texas Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Border Security – SB 822
SUMMARY - On March 27, 2019, Kyle Mitchell, JD, MMHPI Senior Director of Veteran and Military Policy, was invited testimony on SB 822 at the Texas Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Border Security. ...
Texas House Committee on Defense & Veterans’ Affairs – Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Veterans and their Families
On February 19, 2019, Kyle Mitchell, JD, MMHPI Senior Director of Veteran and Military Policy, was invited testimony at the Texas House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs. During his presentation, Mr. Mitchell discussed...
Texas Joint Legislative Committee on Aging
SUMMARY – In August 2018, the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging met to hear invited and public testimony where Senior Director of Veteran and Military Policy Kyle Mitchell presented on "Improving How Texas Meets...
Texas Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and Border Security
SUMMARY - During the 85th Legislative Interim, Kyle Mitchell, JD, MMHPI Senior Director of Veteran and Military Policy, was invited testimony at the Texas Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Border Security. Mr. Mitchell presented...
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Recognizes State Leadership for Their Work to Support the Texas Veterans + Family Alliance Grant Program
This Veterans Day, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute honors the men and women who served our country, and, especially, their families. We also want to recognize the Texas Legislature and our state leaders, especially…
Texas Leaders Announce Texas Veterans + Family Alliance
Veterans Day 2015 marks the launch of a bold initiative by the State of Texas to address the mental health needs of veterans and military families: Texas Veterans + Family Alliance. Texas Veterans + Family…
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Named Administrator of Texas Veterans + Family Alliance Pilot Phase Grant Program
The Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC) recently named the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) administrator of Texas Veterans + Family Alliance, a pilot-phase grant program established by Senate Bill 55 during the…