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Scalable Strategies to Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce
SUMMARY— The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute conducted key informant interviews with organizations pioneering workforce innovations within integrated care settings to better understand how those approaches are being implemented on the ground.
Behavioral Health Tech 2025
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Behavioral Health Tech 2025
By Geoffrey Melada | Nov. 18, 2025 The Meadows Institute was proud to serve as the premier policy partner for Behavioral Health Tech 2025, the nation’s largest conference dedicated to expanding access to mental health…
Meadows Institute Conference Eyes ‘Bright Spots’ in Digital Mental Health
By Geoffrey Melada | October 20, 2025 The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute hosted a half-day event in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9 called “Brights Spots in Digital Mental Health: Policy & Practice Solutions to Improve…
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….
Transforming Mental Health Care in the Paso del Norte Region
A Conversation with Enrique Mata, Executive Director of the Meadows Institute’s Paso del Norte Center By Rebecca Tharp | June 6, 2025 Enrique Mata, executive director of the Paso del Norte Center at the Meadows…
“The Bipartisan Issue of Our Generation”
Roshni Koli, the Meadows Institute’s chief medical officer, receives a prestigious appointment in the fight against suicide. By Geoffrey Melada | March 10, 2025 Dr. Roshni Koli, chief medical officer of the Meadows Mental Health…
‘What gets measured, gets done’
The Meadows Institute shares the value of measurement-based care. Speaking at a Nov. 21 webinar on “The Role of State Policy in Driving Behavioral Health Measurement, Quality Improvement and Cost Control” hosted by the Association…
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Partners with West Health and Northwestern Medicine to Expand the Integration of Mental Health Care into Primary Care
The Meadows Institute received $1.9 million from West Health to help implement the Collaborative Care Model across the Northwestern Medicine system DALLAS – November 20, 2024 – The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, along with…
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s Statement on Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s Announcement of the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas
DALLAS – Nov. 18, 2024 – Andy Keller, the president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, released this statement applauding Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s announcement of the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of…
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…
Breaking Down Barriers to Mental Health
Meadows Institute leaders discuss the power of collaboration and innovation at the 79th United Nations General Assembly By Geoffrey Melada | September 25, 2024 Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute President and CEO Andy Keller addresses…
Collaborative Care Implementation Costs Across Health Care Systems
Collaborative Care (CoCM) is an evidence-based treatment model for behavioral health integration. Typically implemented in general medical or pediatric settings, CoCM leverages the services of a specially trained behavioral health care manager to collaboratively manage…
Officials break ground on Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center
This article was published by the Midland Reporter-Telegram on April 29, 2023. “It is not a great weather day, but it is a great day for the Permian Basin.” That is how state Rep….
New institute for brain, mental health research advances in Texas House
This article was published by the Dallas Morning News on April 11, 2023. AUSTIN — Texas would launch a new research institute for mental health and brain diseases, seeding it with $3 billion from the…
Texas lawmakers consider expanding access to treatment for people experiencing hallucinations or hearing voices
This article was published by Houston Public Media on April 3, 2023. Content warning: this story talks about suicide and severe mental illness. When Ca’Sonya Thomas was 45 years-old, she started hearing voices. It was…
New jail program would help mentally ill inmates get well enough to stand trial
This article was published by the San Antonio Report on April 3, 2023. Some of the roughly 300 inmates in Bexar County’s jail who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial could benefit from a…
Calling All Innovators: Telosity Mental Health Innovation Challenge Now Open for Applications
We are excited to announce that the Meadows Institute has joined venture capital fund, Telosity Ventures, to launch a Mental Health Innovation Challenge. The challenge is designed to catalyze and accelerate innovation by helping digital…
Andy Keller, PhD, Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Finance about Parity & Care Integration
On Wednesday, March 30, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller, PhD, is presenting invited testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Finance to discuss ways of ensuring parity and integration…
Paso del Norte Center at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Announces Founding Leadership Cabinet Members
EL PASO – Paso del Norte Center at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute on Tuesday introduced its founding leadership cabinet members at a community reception. The Center, which launched in July 2021, provides policy and…
