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PRESS RELEASE
October 20, 2022
Texas Ranks 46th Overall in Mental Health Care
2022 State of Mental Health In America Report Out Now





PRESS RELEASE
September 19, 2022
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas Announces Conference: Challenging the Myths of Mental Illness and Violence
One-day conference to take place on Friday, November 11, 2022


PRESS RELEASE
May 24, 2022
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas Mourns Victims Of Uvalde, Texas Shooting
To guide discussions about the shooting, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas offers the following suggestions for parents as they communicate with young people in Texas.





PRESS RELEASE
October 19, 2021
Texas Slides to Last for Access to Mental Health Care
2021 State of Mental Health In America Report Out Now





PRESS RELEASE
October 6, 2021
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas Grieves for Those Affected at Timberview Highschool Shooting
Offers Guidelines To Help In Responding To Impact of Event; Calls For Action To Prevent Gun Violence




PRESS RELEASE
March 26, 2021
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas Receives $12,000 NFL Draft-a-Thon Award for Supporting Mental Health Resources in Communities of Color


The tragic double homicide of two children raises the need to take a closer look at mental health in our communities.
April 7, 2021
Executive Director Bonnie Cook speaks on the rising concern of serious mental illness and psychosis episodes due to prolonged illness. We all have mental health and we all need to take care of ourselves.


Personal story of a young mother and her need for continuous mental health and healthcare through Texas House Bill 133 by Rep. Toni Rose.
April 7, 2021
Director of Public Policy Meaghan Read speaks on the need to provide prevention and intervention solutions rather than crisis.Â




PRESS RELEASE
March 26, 2021
MHA of Greater Dallas Rolls Out Taskforce to Eliminate Racism and Discrimination
Community partners to build solutions in eliminating racism and discrimination.




ARTICLE
Preaching and Mental Illness
If preaching is to be relevant to the full depth of the human condition as experienced in our day, sermons must deal with mental illness.