mental health

Grant Halliburton Foundation and Dallas County Medical Society Provide Mental Health Resources for Healthcare Workers

by | 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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SmartCounseling Has a New Virtual Suite for Mental Health Providers to Expand Online Services
by | Mar 23, 2020
Due to the effects of COVID-19, Southlake-based SmartCounseling is working to reduce costs for mental health services. The company's new platform also allows licensed professionals to expand their services online quickly.
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Take a Joyage: New App Addresses the Mental Well-Being of Employees
by | 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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Survey Says: For Employers, It Pays to be Flexible and Adaptable
by | 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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Discovery: UTA Flies into Smart Agriculture/IoT Collaboration; How a Bubble Inspired UTD’s CO2, Humidity Sensor

by | 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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Behavioral Health Provider Oceans Healthcare Continues Growth Wave
by | Aug 28, 2018
For the third year in a row, Oceans made Inc. 5000's America's Fastest Growing Private Companies—the only Dallas behavioral health company to make the list.
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Stomping Ground is Dallas’ First Nonprofit Theater on a Mission to ‘Enrich the Community with Comedy’
by | 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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Discovery: UTD Study Probes Socioeconomic Impact on Brain, UTA Patents ‘Cancer Trap’
by | 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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Children’s Health to Provide Virtual Mental Health Counseling in Area Schools

by | 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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UTA, Arlington Schools Renew Mental Health Partnership
by | Jan 10, 2017
AISD guidance counselors refer students to UTA’s School of Social Work’s Center for Clinical Social Work,
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IBM Offers 5 Predictions of Life-Changing Innovations
by | Jan 9, 2017
The predictions — nicknamed IBM 5 in 5 — were drawn from more than 3,000 researchers in 12 laboratories on six continents
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Grant Aids First Responders in Managing Behavioral Health Emergencies
by | Oct 26, 2016
A $1.5 million grant will help Dallas Fire-Rescue and Dallas Police Department improve the way they respond to calls with behavioral health emergencies.
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