Master’s student Lindsey Hollmann-Butz realized the importance of research when she found herself in a conference room with a number of executive directors from mental health agencies and representatives from the Texas government. They were all looking at reports that Hollman-Butz had helped prepare at the school’s Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health. The reports were used to improve the statewide implementation of Wraparound—a care coordination model that targets children with the most intense mental health needs—and the YES Waiver—which helps families pay for nontraditional mental health services.
