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“The Bipartisan Issue of Our Generation”
Roshni Koli, the Meadows Institute’s chief medical officer, receives a prestigious appointment in the fight against suicide. Dr. Roshni Koli, chief medical officer of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute The Meadows Mental Health Policy…
“Now is the time to lean in”
Five Takeaways from the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition Behavioral Health Pre-Conference Forum By: Meadows Institute News From left: Meadows Institute Chief Policy Officer John Snook, Meadows Institute Chief Innovation Officer Kacie Kelly, Northwestern…
Meadows Institute Launches Financial Toolkit to Support Texas School Mental Health Programming
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and child advocacy experts raised concerns about the state of children’s mental health. Nationally, one in six children experiences a mental illness challenge each year—a figure that rises…
Artificial Intelligence & Mental Health
Artificial intelligence (AI), often referred to in the medical community as augmented intelligence, is one of the most transformative technological advancements of our time. It has become a part of our daily lives, from voice…
Harris County contends with shortage of mental health workers despite landmark state investment
This article was originally published in Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Research’s Urban Edge on January 27, 2025. “The Texas Legislature has made historic, life-saving investments in mental health over the last decade,” Andy Keller,…
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…
Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding
This article was published in The Texas Tribune on January 2, 2025. “The Texas Legislature has made historic, life-saving investments in mental health over the last decade,” said Andy Keller, president and CEO of the…
North Texas is coordinating homeless and mental health response
This article was published by The Dallas Morning News on December 7, 2024 and is co-authored by Meadows Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller PhD. Dallas and Collin counties are breaking down the barriers between…
Orli’s Gift, in Her Life and Death
This letter-to-the-editor was authored by Julie Kaplow, PhD, the executive director of the Trauma and Grief Center at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. It was in response to Sarah Wildman’s opinion guest essay If My…
Crystal Charity Ball to Take Dallasites on ‘New York Holiday’
This article was published in People Newspapers on November 26, 2024. Excess funds will be committed to the Crystal Charity Ball’s 70th Anniversary Project, Action Before Crisis. The collaboration between Children’s Health and the Meadows Mental…
UTSW’s $4 Million Cancer Scholar and Medical City’s Magnet Designation
This article was published by D Magazine on November 26, 2024. The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, in collaboration with West Health and Northwestern Medicine, launched the Northwestern Medicine West Health Accelerator to integrate mental…
‘What gets measured, gets done’
The Meadows Institute shares the value of measurement-based care. Speaking at a Nov. 21 webinar on “The Role of State Policy in Driving Behavioral Health Measurement, Quality Improvement and Cost Control” hosted by the Association…