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Dunnu Devulapally [Photo: NRVE]
New Dallas Nonprofit NRVE Set to Launch with Focus on Mental Health
by Kevin Cummings | Oct 31, 2022
Dunnu Devulapally has faced his own struggles with identity issues as a first-generation American as well as with substance abuse. Now he aims to help people facing these and other mental health-related issues by launching NRVE, a Dallas-based research nonprofit. Targeting younger generations, NRVE will focus on awareness in youth, support for veterans, support for homeless people, and research for substance abuse, domestic violence, and suicide prevention.
With the information it collects, NRVE plans to become the “Google” for the mental health space, Devulapally told Dallas Innovates.
by Kevin Cummings |
May 31, 2022
Many who are diagnosed with a mental health condition had no idea the symptoms they suffered were related to mental health. McKinney-based Connected Mind aims to change that with technology that screens people for the most common types of mental health conditions.
“It's like being interviewed by a psychologist, but it's a computer,” says CEO and CTO Christian Lehinger.
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by Michaela Markels |
May 13, 2021
People in the U.S. are more stressed than ever, grappling with the effects and uncertainties of the pandemic, according to AHA CEO Nancy Brown, who says that "women of color suffer disproportionately from adverse life experiences like discrimination and racism that can lead to anxiety and toxic levels of chronic stress.”
The AHA gathered Black professionals and medical experts for a candid conversation on mental health. Here are tips for coping.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 29, 2021
GreenLight Credentials connects students, educators, and businesses by making records secure and shareable. The startup's tech expands beyond grades to certifications, job experiences, and verified skills.
UT Southwestern has taken notice of the North Texas company's tech and is partnering with GreenLight to launch software tools to identify depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses in primary care settings.
UT Southwestern has taken notice of the North Texas company's tech and is partnering with GreenLight to launch software tools to identify depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses in primary care settings.
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North Texas Companies Offer Five Keys to Keeping Employees Engaged While Working From Home
by Patricia Blasquez, Director, Regional Marketing | Nov 23, 2020
Studies show that companies with high employee engagement are 21 percent more profitable. Here's how Axxess, USAA, Hilti North America, and other companies in the region are improving employee engagement virtually.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 5, 2020
Jarrey Foster's One Zero Athletics—named for his SMU jersey—aims to foster the relationship between mental and physical health. He teamed up with Dallas entrepreneur Andrew Gautreaux, the CEO of Legacy Exploration, to launch the first collection.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Jul 8, 2020
Local experts—from Brain Performance Institute, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas, Baylor Scott & White, and Microsoft—weigh in on how to create a psychologically safe workplace. Their takeaways? Invest in mental wellness, encourage a culture of openness, and more.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Apr 8, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, healthcare workers are working long hours and putting themselves at risk. Two Dallas organizations are offering free mental health resources to support them during this time.
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Take a Joyage: New App Addresses the Mental Well-Being of Employees
by Lance Murray | Sep 18, 2019
Through a partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, ACAP HealthWorks is offering nine video lessons designed for people struggling with mental health and for the people who are helping them.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 21, 2019
Capital One asked 3,500 office workers—520 from Dallas—about what impacts them in workplace design and employee experience.
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UNT Dallas Program Nurtures Aspiring Educators, Opens a ‘Thirdspace’ for Teachers and School Leaders
by University of North Texas System |
Feb 26, 2019
The university’s Emerging Teacher Institute is creating a space where educator superpowers are cultivated, creating positive well-being in the midst of extraordinary stress so that the best changemakers remain in the profession.
sponsored by University of North Texas System
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 8, 2019
You'll also find out about how UT Southwestern researchers are studying magnetic fields as an alternative treatment for patients with severe depression in this roundup of research and development activities in North Texas.
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Dallas' first nonprofit comedy theater has opened in the Design District. [Photo: Yvena Chowdhury]
Stomping Ground is Dallas’ First Nonprofit Theater on a Mission to ‘Enrich the Community with Comedy’
by Meredith McGrath | Jul 10, 2018
The theater, with a new location in the Design District, is a stage and training center for the city’s comedians, but it’s also harnessing the power of laughter for therapeutic benefits.
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by Lance Murray |
May 18, 2018
Plus, UT Southwestern examines high-tech mental health strategies. Find out more in the weekly roundup of research and development in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Kerry Curry |
Nov 30, 2017
The company, which provides behavioral health treatment to clients in an online setting, also recently won two prestigious innovation awards.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jun 29, 2017
The pilot program beginning this fall will deliver telemedicine therapy visits to students in select Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD schools.
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