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July 23, 2024

6 Essential Supports for Behavioral Health Crisis Responders

This article was originally published by The Pew Charitable Trusts on July 23, 2024. Read the full article on Pew’s website.  Cities and counties seeking to implement alternative response teams for mental health emergencies can…

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July 19, 2024

University Hospitals-led pilot project trains dispatchers to better respond to mental health crises

This article was originally published on cleveland.com on July 19, 2024.  University Hospitals and other local agencies are partnering on a $1.3 million pilot program aimed at improving emergency response for mental health-related calls in…

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July 15, 2024

Public-Private Partnerships Are Key To Improving The Youth Mental Health Crisis

This article was originally published in Forbes on July 15, 2024. Reports like those from the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Grey Matter Capital highlight significant opportunities for mental health technology companies to develop and…

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July 12, 2024

When Is Therapy Necessary for a Grieving Child?

This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and published in was published in Psychology Today on July 12, 2024.  Bereavement is the most common…

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June 24, 2024

Op/ed: To reduce suicide, primary care and mental health clinicians need to work together — Congress can help them do it

This first appeared in STAT News, by: Roshni Koli and Christine Yu Moutier. Suicide rates in the United States increased by approximately 36% between 2000 and 2022, according to updated data from the National Center for Health…

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June 20, 2024

Media Coverage from the Statewide Expansion of the Texas Blue Program

On June 17, 2024, the Meadows Institute, in partnership with the Communities Foundation of Texas, local police leadership and The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, announced the statewide expansion of the Texas Blue Chip Program…

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June 17, 2024

With too few mental health providers, more patients turn to primary care

This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune on June 17, 2024.  In Austin, Dr. Roshni Koli, is one voice primary care physicians turn to when they need help with a mental health diagnosis…

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June 7, 2024

Amarillo Area Foundation grants over $1M to mental, behavioral health care organizations

This article was originally published in Amarillo’s KAMR NBC4 (Myhighplains.com) on June 7, 2024.  “We’re data driven, nonpartisan organization that supports the implementation of policies and programs that help Texans obtain effective, efficient mental health care,…

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June 3, 2024

Texas is investing in better mental health

This article was originally published in The Dallas Morning News on June 17, 2024.  Texas, among all states, is grappling with a rise in the percentage of youth who experienced a major depressive episode in…

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