From its establishment, The Hackett Center for Mental Health had a goal of bringing communities together to promote improved mental health in and around Houston and the Gulf Coast. Throughout 2022, THC Executive Director Quianta Moore, JD, MD, built on…
Trauma & Grief Center In 2022, the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center continued its core work but pivoted in May to take a lead role in the state’s Health and Human Services Commission response to the trauma and grief in…
Justice & Health Far too often, people living with untreated severe mental illness in crisis are arrested and either taken to jail or to an emergency room. Neither is usually the appropriate place to meet their needs. Fortunately, there is strong…
Center for Child & Family Wellness The Center for Child and Family Wellness at the Meadows Institute dramatically expanded its work in 2022, particularly in West Texas, North Texas, and San Antonio, directly responding to the growing youth mental health…
Health & Public Safety Team The mission of the Health and Public Safety team is twofold: to develop state-of-the-art mental health emergency responses and to ensure law enforcement officers and other first responders are highly trained and mentally healthy so…
Uvalde Response The May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary left the residents of Uvalde shattered, with local leaders working to support an entire community of traumatized children and grieving families. In Austin and Washington, D.C., policymakers were asking how…
Lone Star Depression Challenge Winning the $10 million Lone Star Prize in 2021 was only the beginning for the Lone Star Depression Challenge and the wide-scale expansion of its three proven initiatives that will ultimately free over one million Texans…
Engage & Excel Mental Health Conference The Seventh Annual Engage & Excel Conference was the Institute’s most impactful yet. A focused sense of purpose and urgency permeated as the conversations and panels were almost all shaped by the tragedy in…
Texas Legislature Interim While much of the Institute’s policy work over the latter part of the year was focused on responding to the Uvalde tragedy, significant progress was made in many other policy areas as well. In April, the Institute…
Federal Work The 117th Congress marked an important milestone for the Meadows Institute: the first time the Institute engaged on the national stage in earnest. Over the year, it became apparent that our data-driven, bipartisan perspective is becoming increasingly vital…
Recognizing the importance and power of connection, the Meadows Institute continues to find ways to bring together people who reflect the unique cultures, traditions, and voices of all parts of Texas and beyond. After years of working with the El…