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Behavioral health center in West Texas needs support from Austin
In an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, Miriam Pearsall, the chief of staff for policy and population health at the Meadows Institute, tells the story of her late cousin, Daryl, who died at the age of…
Celebrating one year anniversary providing mental health to the High Plains
The Executive Director of the Meadows Institute – Panhandle, Amanda Mathias, PhD, appeared live on KAMR 4’s Studio 4 television show on April 4, 2025 to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Meadows Institute-Panhandle and…
The ‘gold standard’ therapy program to keep troubled kids out of jail is now in Tarrant Co.
This article was published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on April 4, 2025. “It’s about the people in Texas understanding that mental illness is an illness of childhood and that we need to get ahead…
Malliotakis introduces bipartisan bill to improve seniors’ mental healthcare
This article was published in Staten Island Live on April 3, 2025. “America is facing an unprecedented behavioral health crisis, and we can only address the magnitude of the needs if we make mental health…
Communities Foundation of Texas awards $6 million grant to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
This article was published in the DFW501c Nonprofit Business Journal on April 2, 2025. Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded a $6 million multi-year grant through the W.W. Caruth, Jr., Fund to the Meadows Mental…
Communities Foundation of Texas awards a groundbreaking $6 million grant to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to help reduce the increasing number of children who die from violence each year
DALLAS — Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded a $6 million multi-year grant through the W.W. Caruth, Jr., Fund to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to implement a comprehensive initiative that provides support to…
If You Are Paralyzed by Change, You Are Missing the Opportunity to Lead the Change
This opinion piece was authored by the Meadows Institute’s Chief Innovation Officer, Kacie Kelly, and Chief Policy Officer, John Snook. It was published in Behavioral Health Tech’s “Industry Insights” on March 13, 2025. Every consequential…
“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…
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…