In The News

May 19, 2026

School children at San Diego mosque need support to process trauma of shooting

May 19, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in a story on NPR’s “All Things Considered” about yesterday’s attack at the mosque in San Diego. Julie Kaplow spoke about the impact that violence has…

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May 17, 2026

Understanding disaster anxiety, weather-related PTSD in South Texas

May 17, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured in a story by San Antonio’s KSAT12 about weather-related post-traumatic stress and how to help people who are affected. Dr. Julie Kaplow explained that storms and…

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May 14, 2026

Homelessness in Dallas, Collin counties down for fifth consecutive year

May 14, 2026 – The Meadows Institute appears in an article in the Dallas Morning News covering the “State of Homelessness Address” by Housing Forward. The Meadows Institute has supported Housing Forward and other local partners in…

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May 14, 2026

‘The house is on fire’: Sam Garrison intensifies behavioral health focus ahead of Speakership

May 14, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured in a story by Florida Politics on the Florida Chamber Leadership Conference on Safety, Health, and Sustainability. Now in its sixth year, the conference brings together…

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May 7, 2026

Grief, grit and gratitude shape rebuilding

May 7, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured in a story in the Hill Country Community Journal on the Rebuild Kerr Grantee Gathering hosted by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. The…

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May 4, 2026

Spectrum In Focus: Peer Support

May 4, 2026 – The Meadows Institute’s health and public safety work was featured on Spectrum News outlets across Texas. In the segment, executive director for health and public safety, BJ Wagner,  highlighted progress being made by the Texas Legislature to support the mental…

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April 28, 2026

Community Foundation addresses mental health at grantee gathering

April 28, 2026 – Julie Kaplow, the executive vice president for Trauma and Grief Programs and Policy at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, gave an insight on how to grieve in a healthy way….

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April 17, 2026

Growing Up In America: The Way It Is by Dr. Robert Sanborn Season 6 Episode 15

April 16, 2026 – Dr. Quianta Moore, the executive director of The Hackett Center for Mental Health, was featured on the latest episode of Children at Risk’s Growing Up In America podcast to discuss the…

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April 15, 2026

Healthy Minds launches Oklahoma Integrated Care Resource Center to expand mental health services in primary care

April 15, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in The Lawton Constitution, an Oklahoma-based news outlet, in a story that announced the Healthy Minds Policy Initiative’s new Oklahoma Integrated Care Resource Center. The Meadows…

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March 31, 2026

New program helps Utah children process trauma and grief before it follows them into adulthood

March 31, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in local and national coverage of a partnership to strengthen care for children between Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah and the Trauma and Grief…

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March 31, 2026

Foster Care for Mental Health Treatment: Parents Surrender Thousands of Kids Each Year In Search of Help

March 31, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in an article in The Imprint regarding children with mental health needs and the foster care system. The Imprint is a daily news site that covers…

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March 3, 2026

Healthcare Briefs: CFT Awards Grant to Meadows Institute to Operate Caruth Police Institute

March 3, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in a recent D Magazine story highlighting our operation of the Caruth Police Institute (CPI). Communities Foundation of Texas awarded the Meadows Institute a grant to lead…

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February 13, 2026

CBCNN’s Mark Carcasole speaks with Julie Kaplow on trauma and grief support in Tumbler Ridge

February 13, 2026 – Dr. Julie Kaplow, the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, was invited by the CBC News Network, a Canadian broadcaster, to discuss the needs of the community…

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January 30, 2026

Amplified Houston Leadership Roundtable: January 2026

January 30, 2026 – Dr. Quianta Moore, the Executive Director of the Meadows Institute’s Hackett Center for Mental Health, was featured on a recent episode of Children at Risk’s Amplified Houston Leadership Roundtable. Listen to…

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January 30, 2026

Research reveals flood survivors in Texas Hill Country face lasting mental health challenges

January 30, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in news coverage as we supported the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill County’s announcement of its roadmap for mental health recovery following the devastating July 4…

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January 29, 2026

Who’s Afraid of A.I.? A.I. can help fix our overburdened mental health care system

January 29, 2026 – A.I. is rapidly reshaping health care, and it offers an unprecedented opportunity to transform mental health services. In a new opinion piece for Behavioral Health Tech, Meadows Institute Chief Innovation Officer…

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January 23, 2026

Noting the FIFA World Cup timeline, Dallas County invests $10M to get people off streets

January 23, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in KERA News in a story highlighting the Street to Home initiative, a program led by Housing Forward that aims to provide permanent housing for Dallas residents who…

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December 10, 2025

CFTHC hosts Rebuild Kerr event at Arcadia

December 10, 2025 – The Meadows Institute is featured in the Hill Country Community Journal in an article covering a recent Rebuild Kerr event hosted by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, detailing…

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December 4, 2025

Joe Straus: New Tom Luce Policy Fund honors one of Texas’ best public servants

December 4, 2025 – Joe Straus, the former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, published a column in the Dallas Morning News praising the lifelong leadership and public service of Tom Luce, the founding…

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December 1, 2025

Austin mental health team speeds crisis response downtown

December 1, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was featured in a story in the Austin American-Statesman regarding the launch of FIRST, or “Field Integrated Response Support Team,” a pilot program in Austin that is modeled after…

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