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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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…