Spotlight

TIEMH Project Spotlight: South Southwest MHTTC Session Explores Cyberbullying Prevention Strategies for Educators

Check out key insights by Professor and Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center Dr. Sameer Hinduja.

TIEMH Seeks Bids for Data Administrator

TIEMH seeks to contract for Data Administration services to analyze existing data repositories, assess data quality and structure, and identify opportunities for informed programmatic decisions. Join this important work!

Statement in response to recent killings of unarmed black people by police

The recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, as well as other instances of lethal violence and harassment of unarmed black people have gripped our collective consciousness, reminding us of painful present-day realities and historical traumas. While we are struggling to come to terms with the loss of life and the longstanding, […]

TIEMH TALKS: A conversation on self harm and suicide

To help demystify the nuances of non-suicidal self injury (NSSI), two of our experts with the South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center sat down for a conversation on how clinical thinking has changed over time, and how we as a community can provide support.

TIEMH TALKS: Prioritizing community resilience during Coronavirus outbreak

What can we do as a community to practice emotional resiliency during this period of high anxiety and unpredictability, while still being respectful of the people around us?

TIEMH Talks: Boost your mental health with these six New Year’s resolutions

As the first month of 2020 draws to a close, we recommend you add the following activities to your list of New Year’s resolutions to boost your mental health.

Lived experience workgroup instrumental in creating new, LGBTQ-affirming training curriculum

The workgroup not provided valuable insight, and fostered important conversations.

TIEMH’s Kaleigh Emerson named Steve Hicks School of Social Work Employee of the Quarter

The Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health’s Kaleigh Emerson has been named the Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Empoyee of the Quarter for December 2019 through February 2020. Kaleigh is a researcher with the Texas System of Care within the Institute. Recently, she has also been working with the Dell Medical School to […]

TIEMH Talks: What responsibility do teen TV shows have when portraying mental health crises?

Content Warning: This article contains a discussion about suicide that may be upsetting to some readers. When Netflix launched their controversial series “13 Reasons Why,” the topic of how we portray mental health crises on television entered national conversation. With other teen TV shows continuing to show those crises (including Netflix’s recently released “The Politician,” […]

TIEMH TALKS: How mental health experts practice self care

This fall season, we asked our experts from the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health to share their favorite self-care tip to practice during the holidays.