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Mental health services program expands to meet need in San Antonio schools
This article was originally published by San Antonio Report on January 16, 2022. When she returned to school last year, Harlandale STEM Early College High School junior Desiree Garcia struggled to interact with other students,…
San Antonio mental health providers’ work in schools is about to ramp up, fast
This article was originally published by San Antonio Express News on January 3, 2022. When students from South San Antonio Independent School District called out for more mental health support in 2019, they finally got…
San Antonio mental wellness program poised to expand to help more students, educators
This article was originally published by San Antonio’s KSAT12 on December 13, 2021. SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Mobile Mental Wellness Collaborative (SAMMWC) — implemented at South San, Edgewood and Harlandale school districts —…
Opinion: Sometimes they blame themselves. How to help grieving kids who lost parents to COVID
This opinion piece was authored by Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP, Executive Director of the Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center. It was originally published by the Houston Chronicle on December 12, 2021. Lucia,…
Young people’s mental health care needs are increasing. Here’s how North Texas groups are helping.
This article was originally published by KERA News on November 10, 2021. The isolation created by the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on many people’s mental health. That was only amplified for younger people, who…
In aftermath of Arlington school shooting, here are resources to help deal with trauma
This article was originally published by Dallas Morning News on October 7, 2021. Following the shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School on Wednesday morning, many students, parents, and educators may be wondering about how this…
Okay to Say Mental Health Patch Helping Thousands of Girl Scouts
Since it was launched regionally in North Texas in 2019, the Okay to Say Mental Health Patch Program for Girl Scouts has been an unqualified success. It went statewide in 2020, with more than 5,500…
4th Annual Nantucket Children’s Mental Health Summit
The Hackett Center for Mental Health, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH), recently convened and hosted the 2021 Nantucket Children’s Mental Health Summit. This was the second year the…
Mental health challenges await students, educators as they head back to school
Back to school might foster hopeful thoughts of back to normal. Unfortunately, nothing about COVID-19 has been normal, and returning to the classroom will require a thoughtful approach to address the significant mental health needs…