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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…
Texas summer camp owners brace for more mental health issues among youth
November 25, 2025 – Months after the devastating floods in Central Texas, the psychological toll continues for many children, who find themselves “very, very distressed” by simple rainstorms. The Meadows Institute’s trauma and grief expert…
Family Mental Health Care Fund expanding mental health support for families impacted July 4 Floods
November 24, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was featured on the Houston television station KPRC to discuss the impact of the Family Mental Health Care Fund. Dr. Julie Kaplow, the executive director of the Trauma and…
Why Policy Could Make or Break the Next Wave of Health Innovation
October 29, 2025 – The Meadows Institute’s chief innovation officer, Kacie Kelly, was featured on Behavioral Health Tech’s Expanding Access podcast to discuss the impact of policy on behavioral health innovation. Kelly discusses topics such…
Supporting Children Through Grief and Trauma
November 14, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was recently featured on Building Pathways to Healthy Minds, a ChildBuilders podcast. In the episode, Dr. Julie Kaplow, the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center,…
For Adult Well-Being, Address Childhood Trauma
October 21, 2025 – The Meadows Institute’s trauma and grief expert, Julie Kaplow, PhD, was interviewed by Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health, the magazine of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the impact of adverse…
Texas has invested in the right policies for mental health
October 3, 2025 – The Dallas Morning News published the following essay by the Meadows Institute’s president and CEO, Andy Keller, on the investments the Texas Legislature has made over multiple sessions to make our…
The program bringing mental health care straight to Texas kids
October 10, 2025 – The Dallas Morning News published the following article featuring the Meadows Institute’s chief medical officer, Roshni Koli, MD. The editorial spotlights the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program, which…
Advocating for Life-Saving Mental Health Care in Primary Care Settings
September 29, 2025 – “As clinicians, we have a vital role to play in helping common-sense, bipartisan solutions like the COMPLETE Care Act become a reality,” write Meadows Institute leaders Roshni Koli and Clare McNutt…
Minding the Gap: Why Women Still Bear the Burden in Healthcare
September 19, 2025 – Dr. Quianta Moore, the executive director of The Hackett Center for Mental Health, was featured on Dorothy Gibbons’ The Rose podcast to discuss the mental health and wellness challenges facing women and how to navigate them….
Texas law enforcement suicides can be stopped if officers get the help they need
September 18, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was featured in a Dallas Morning News editorial on preventing deaths by suicide among members of law enforcement. In addition, B.J. Wagner, executive vice president for Health and…
Engaging Strategically in Policy Is the Key to Building the Mental Health Future
September 18, 2025 – Massive shifts are underway in how technology is leveraged in health care. As policies that impact interoperability, behavioral health information technology, and the role of AI are taking shape, savvy digital…
Texas law empowers first responders with peer mental health support
September 15, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was featured in a story on the Texas Peer Support Network for First Responders by KVUE. B.J. Wagner, the executive vice president of Health and Public Safety, is…
Check kids’ mental health during first weeks of school
August 19, 2025 – The Austin American-Statesman featured the Meadows Institute in an article on checking kids’ mental health as they head back to class for a new school year. Chief Medical Officer Roshni Koli…
How to Talk to Children After a Natural Disaster
July 21, 2025 – As part of the Meadows Institute’s ongoing response to the devastating floods in Central Texas, Julie Kaplow, PhD, the executive director of the Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center…
Community Paramedics Bring Mental Health Support to Rural Texas, but Funding Is a Challenge
July 9, 2025 – The Meadows Institute was featured in Public Health Watch in an article about community health paramedic teams’ response to emergent mental health crises in rural Texas communities. Executive Vice President for Health and Public Safety…
How Philanthropy Is Moving the Needle on an Innovative Approach to Mental Healthcare
An article in Inside Philanthropy spotlights the promise of the Collaborative Care Model to address the nation’s mental health care needs, with a strong focus on Path Forward—a national initiative co-founded by the Meadows Institute. It highlights…
Texas is building new psychiatric hospitals. The nation needs to join us
The Dallas Morning News featured the Meadows Institute in an editorial on how mental health facilities, especially those with inpatient care in underserved regions, are essential for providing communities with quality health care and eliminating the need for people to travel long distances to access treatment….
Growth of Collaborative Care Model Driven by ‘Pockets of Champions’
Meadows Institute President & CEO Andy Keller is quoted in a June 13 story in Behavioral Health Business detailing the “explosive early growth” of the Collaborative Care Model. “[The model] is the gold standard for…