Join us for a May 22 conversation on addressing young Texans’ mental health needs
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During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, families, educators and advocates worried about the toll on children's mental health — and the lack of access to care. Despite Texas’ mental health workforce shortages being at crisis levels, communities are coming together to find innovative solutions to better address young Texans’ mental health.
On May 22 at the Pegasus Park ballroom in Dallas, The Texas Tribune will hold a conversation on how to better understand the challenges facing our kids and how the state is investing in addressing the crisis. We’ll explore the work being done in schools, health care, child welfare and restorative justice systems, how we create systems that work alongside one another to support every child, and how families can best support their children. Check our registration page to see when a location has been confirmed.
Panelists include Tracey Brown, executive director of mental health services, Dallas ISD; Sabrina Browne, a pediatric psychiatrist at Children's Health and assistant professor, at UT Southwestern Medical Center; Tegan Henke, senior vice president of community systems innovation, Meadows Mental Health Institute; and Laura Vogel, director of Mental Health Services, Momentous Institute. The conversation will be moderated by Stephen Simpson, the Tribune’s mental health reporter.
Lunch will be served to in-person attendees at 11:30 a.m., and the hourlong conversation will begin at noon. The conversation will also be livestreamed.
Disclosure: Momentous Institute and UT Southwestern Medical Center have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here.
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