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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.
Collaborative care model shows promise for perinatal mental health, but barriers remain
July 8, 2026 – The Meadows Institute is featured as part of a series of articles by Contemporary OB/GYN on perinatal mental health. Chief Medical Officer Roshni Koli was invited to discuss perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and…
IU Health lands $1M toward clinical program for treatment-resistant depression
July 3, 2026 – The Meadows Institute was featured in the Indianapolis Business Journal in a story that highlighted our partnership with Indiana University to develop their Indiana University Health Treatment-Resistant Depression program. The program…
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…
Breaking Down Silos
Meadows Institute leaders share homegrown solution for addressing homelessness for people with complex behavioral health needs at NatCon25 By Geoffrey Melada | May 7, 2025 From left: Meadows Institute Senior Vice President for Specialty Care…
‘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…
Key Takeaways from Behavioral Health Tech 2024
Andy Keller (with microphone), the president and CEO of the Meadows Institute, shared his expertise about the importance of the continuity of care for people with mental health needs. Over three days in Phoenix in…
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…
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…
‘An Unprecedented Opportunity’
Meadows Institute Chief Policy Officer reveals the promise of mental health policy at the NeuroFlow Summit 2024 By Geoffrey Melada | September 24, 2024 John Snook, chief policy officer at the Meadows Institute, and Matt…
‘This is the future’
Meadows Institute leaders address APA’s Collaborative Care Model Residency Training Education Conference By Geoffrey Melada | June 20, 2024 Meadows Institute Chief Medical Officer Dr. Roshni Koli addresses the APA’s Collaborative Care Model Residency Training…
Op-ed: To honor veterans this Veterans Day, increase their access to mental health care
This op-ed is written by Aaron Smith, the vice president of implementation and veteran integration at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and a U.S. Navy veteran. As a nation, we reserve Memorial Day to honor America’s…
“We need to think and do things differently”: Meadows Institute’s Kacie Kelly touts promise of pediatric collaborative care at Milken Institute’s 2023 Future of Health Summit
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s youth were experiencing a mental health crisis, moderator William Brangham said at the start of “Surviving or Thriving: Youth Mental Health in America,” a panel discussion…
Meadows Institute leads Pediatric Collaborative Care discussion at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2023 Mental Health Services Conference
By Geoffrey Melada | October 16, 2023 The Collaborative Care Model is the integrated behavioral health model with the strongest evidence base to effectively address the needs of our beleaguered mental health care system, including…
One Size Does Not Fit All: The Meadows Institute’s Dr. Julie Kaplow Discusses New Book on Supporting Bereaved Children
Dr. Kaplow’s new book, “Multidimensional Grief Therapy: A Flexible Approach to Assessing and Supporting Bereaved Youth” This month, to help us commemorate National Children’s Grief Awareness Month, we were privileged to sit down for a…
From Data to Action: Using Novel Methodologies to Shed Light on Prevalence of Mental Health Needs among Veterans
The Research & Data Analytics team supports the Meadows Institute’s mission by using data to objectively identify gaps in mental healthcare that could cause inequities in mental health care access and services. The team brings…
Meadows Institute Named Recipient of $10 Million Lone Star Prize
On June 15, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute was named the recipient of the $10 million Lone Star Prize, a Texas-based competition launched in early 2020 to find and fund bold solutions focused on…
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute among finalists selected for $10 million Lone Star Prize to improve quality of life of Texans
Award will focus on building healthier, stronger communities throughout Texas This week, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change announced that The Lone Star Depression Challenge, led by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in…
The Collaborative Care Model
The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) is an established, team-based approach to integrated care that routinely measures both clinical outcomes and patient goals over time to increase the effectiveness of mental health and substance use disorder…