The promise of innovative mental health models

July 19, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured in Community College Daily in an article highlighting systems-level frameworks and stepped care models designed to support students before they reach a point of crisis.

This piece highlights the Meadows Institute’s Minding College Minds Framework as a comprehensive care model that emphasizes collaboration across academic affairs, student services, and community partners — framing mental health as an institutional responsibility rather than an individual one. 

By embedding these mental health systems directly into daily college operations, institutions can drive true culture change and expand access to care so more students can succeed.

Read the full story here.