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New Premier Learning Experiences for School District Leaders in Texas
Apply by February 3 to Advance School Mental Health in Your District Join the Meadows Institute as we launch three new School Mental Health Learning Communities across Texas this year that aim to address the…
Apply Now: Tarrant County Mental Health Executive Learning Community
Apply between January 23 & February 3 for this premier learning experience to advance school mental health in your district Our Challenge 1 in 5 children in the U.S. show symptoms of mental health disorders…
Apply Now: Advancing School Safety & Student Wellness Executive Learning Community
Apply between January 23 & February 3 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,…
Apply Now: Northeast Texas School Mental Health Executive Learning Community
Apply between January 23 & February 3 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…
Ibn Sina Foundation Receives Grant
This interview was published by Business Fortnight on January 21, 2023. Ibn Sina Foundation continues to provide services to low-income and underserved Texans through their healthcare clinics. Here, Congressman Al Green presents a check for…
2022 Children’s Mental Health Summit
The Hackett Center for Mental Health, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH), convened on August 4th and 5th in Austin, Texas to host the 5th annual Children’s Mental Health Summit. After…
When People Face a Mental Health Crisis, What’s the Best Response?
This interview was published by PEW Trust Magazine on December 19, 2022. A black SUV pulls up to an empty storefront in Abilene, Texas, where a man is sleeping on the sidewalk. He looks to…
How to support grieving children over the holidays: 5 tips from a child psychologist
This interview was published by USA Today on December 16, 2022 and is authored by Julie Kaplow, PhD. For many of us, the holiday season is a happy and joyful time that we look forward…
Grief and trauma training is unexpectedly healing for school district staff in Texas
This interview was published by NPR on December 1, 2022. At a school district in Texas, mental health professional training to address grief and trauma is healing for school-based therapists and social workers who lost…
Improving Behavioral Health Care for Youth Through Collaborative Care Expansion
As the first phase of a two-phase project with The Commonwealth Fund to advance the collaborative care model (CoCM) for youth, this white paper provides a national scan of Medicaid programs to understand which states…
Five Signs a Grieving Child May Need Help This Holiday Season
HOUSTON – As the holidays approach, Dr. Julie Kaplow with the Trauma and Grief Center is sharing five signs a grieving child may need help. For young people dealing with the death of a loved…
Setting the Record Straight on Mental Health & Texas
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune on November 7, 2022 and is authored by Meadows Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller, PhD. Ongoing criticisms that Texas is lagging behind the rest of…