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Trellis Foundation Postsecondary Mental Health & Wellbeing Learning Community
This first-of-its-kind, two-year collaborative for innovative institutions of higher education in Texas is reshaping how they support student and staff mental health. Made possible by the Trellis Foundation, the Learning Community aims to improve...
Region 4 Education Service Center Partnership
SUMMARY - In 2020, The Hackett Center for Mental Health partnered with Region 4 Education Service Center (ESC) to develop an Emotional Wellness Strategic Implementation Framework and a Mental Health Needs Dashboard to examine...
MST Payment Options for Harris County Juvenile Probation Department
SUMMARY - This report outlines ways the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department could expand its Multisystemic Therapy (MST) services by obtaining Medicaid revenues for eligible youth who are accessing the program. MST is an...
Fostering Resiliency in the Aftermath of COVID-19: the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
The Hackett Center for Mental Health was asked by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 on youth in the Greater Houston region, and to provide recommendations about...
Texas Child Health Access through Telemedicine (TCHATT)
SUMMARY - TCHATT provides telemedicine or telehealth programs to school districts to better identify and assess student mental health needs and provide access to mental health services through regional “hubs” supported by Texas medical...
Dickinson ISD Mental Health Project
SUMMARY - With the support of the Rebuild Texas Fund, the Meadows Institute collaborated with Mental Health America of Greater Houston to train Dickinson ISD early childhood educators on brain science and using a...
2021 Speaker Series: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, & Families
SUMMARY - Throughout 2021, we welcomed experts in implementation science, evidence-based practices, health equity, financing, and more to help Texas mental health providers deepen their understanding of how to roll-out and sustain best practices...
North Texas Community-Based Care Environmental Assessment
SUMMARY - The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute partnered with the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) in 2019 - 2021 to support planning efforts in North Texas in preparation for the...
Harris County Community-Based Care Comprehensive Assessment & Environmental Scan
SUMMARY - This assessment and environmental scan is intended to serve as a resource for the Houston Community as it improves their foster care system and develops longer term plans for successfully transitioning to...
The goal of the Environmental Scan is to serve as a resource for the Houston Community as it plans in the near term to improve the local foster care system and in the longer term to successfully transition to a community-based foster care model. The Hackett Center for Mental Health at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute was selected to conduct this Environmental Scan and provide a baseline understanding of the region’s capacity to serve its children and youth in foster care, identify areas for systems change, and initiate considerations for reimagining the local foster care system.