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Meadows Institute leaders address brain health ‘crisis’ at 78th United Nations General Assembly
Glancing at his wristwatch, Professor Claudio Bassetti, vice president of the European Brain Council and a leading Swiss neurologist, called the Brain Health & Research Day at the Science Summit at the United Nations General…
DART Cares program aims to help unhoused residents find shelter
This article was published by KERA News on September 14, 2023. Beginning next month, Dallas Area Rapid Transit will begin testing a program to respond to the needs of riders experiencing homelessness. The goal of…
Network connects pediatricians with mental health professionals to treat growing number of children
This article was published by CBS Austin on September 13, 2023. Texas children have a hard time accessing mental health care, but a state program is helping pediatricians and primary care doctors fill the gap….
Discussing school safety with kids
This article was published by Click2Houston on September 7, 2023. Students are well-informed about school safety and they probably have more opinions than you may know. That is why discussing fears or concerns with your…
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.
‘COVID ProTEXion Campaign’ boosts awareness, vaccinations for Texans with severe mental illness
When the COVID-19 outbreak first hit the country in January 2020, William Boyd, executive director of PHOENIX House in Abilene, Texas, a membership-based community for people living with mental illness or trauma, felt like he…
6th Annual Children’s Mental Health Summit in Boston
The Hackett Center for Mental Health, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH), convened on August 8-9 in Boston, MA to host the 6th annual Children’s Mental Health Summit. After last year’s…
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Launches Texas Blue Chip Program
DALLAS, Texas (August 21, 2023) – The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is proud to announce the official launch of the Texas Blue Chip Program, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at offering law enforcement officers an additional…
Rural Texas awaits mental health windfall after expanded state investment
This article was published by KXAN on August 20, 2023. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Across 25,000 square miles of the Texas Panhandle, Nancy Tanner can offer scant help to rural Texans in a worsening crisis. “People…
Meadows Institute leads integrated behavioral health care discussion at APA’s annual convention
The Institute’s Vice President of Health System Integration Andrew Carlo, MD moderated a discussion on the application and sustainability of pediatric integrated care models such as the Collaborative Care Model Aug. 5 at the American…
Behavioral health campus on fast track for city
This article was published by Uvalde Leader-News on August 6, 2023. Five years after conception and a little over a year after the Robb tragedy, construction on a 40,000-square-foot behavioral health facility to be located…
Specialized Therapy Team Launches To Support At-Risk Youth in Hays County
This article was published by San Marcos Record on July 27, 2023. A specialized response team was recently introduced to support at-risk youth in need of intensive assistance in Uvalde, Comal and Hays Counties. According…