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The Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center continues national expansion
New partnership with Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah will support area children and families to heal after trauma and loss By: Geoffrey Melada April 6, 2026 Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital announced a new partnership…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Behavioral Health Tech 2025
Key Takeaways from
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…
Groundbreaking initiative expands to additional Texas community colleges following successful first year supporting student mental health
The Meadows Institute and Texas Success Center Expand the Minding College Minds™ Learning Community to Twelve Additional Colleges September 25, 2025 Following the successful launch of the inaugural Minding College Minds learning community last September,…
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s Statement on Senate Bill 25
DALLAS – August 27, 2025 – Andy Keller, the president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, released this statement on the signing of Senate Bill 25: “Texas is leading the nation in…
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…
Communities Foundation of Texas awards a groundbreaking $6 million grant to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to help reduce the increasing number of children who die from violence each year
DALLAS — Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded a $6 million multi-year grant through the W.W. Caruth, Jr., Fund to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to implement a comprehensive initiative that provides support to…
Communities Foundation of Texas awards $6 million grant to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
This article was published in the DFW501c Nonprofit Business Journal on April 2, 2025. Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded a $6 million multi-year grant through the W.W. Caruth, Jr., Fund to the Meadows Mental…
Meadows Institute Launches Financial Toolkit to Support Texas School Mental Health Programming
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and child advocacy experts raised concerns about the state of children’s mental health. Nationally, one in six children experiences a mental illness challenge each year—a figure that rises…
6 Tips for Helping Children Manage Anticipatory Grief
This column was authored by the executive director of the Meadows Institute’s Trauma and Grief Center, Julie Kaplow, PhD and was published in Psychology Today on January 15, 2025. Grief doesn’t begin only after the death…
How to Support Grieving Children During the Holidays
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 November 13, 2024. For many of us,…
How a New Tech Resource Aims to Help Student Well-Being
This article was originally published by Education Week on October 7, 2024. A group of three mental health organizations has launched a free, web-based resource to help school districts across the country select and use…
How to Talk to Children About a Suicide Death
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 September 23, 2024. The death of a…
Good Grief: What Does It Mean to Mourn in a Healthy Way?
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 August 22, 2024. Death may be universal,…
Meadows Institute to Launch Minding College Minds Learning Community to Increase Mental Health Services at Texas Community Colleges
September 10, 2024 – This fall, as nearly 650,000 Texas students step onto local community college campuses, they will be filled with excitement and hope at taking the next big step in their lives to…
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…