Blog by Jen Miff, President of the DFW Hospital Council Foundation The National Institutes of Health (NIH) points out that words matter. Removing the stigma frequently associated with mental and behavioral health is one of the great joys of our work at the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation. One specific evolution is recognizing both substance […]
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Foundation’s third “Recovery 101” mental health program set for June 27
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative (CHC) will be hosting its third “Recovery 101: How to Become a ROCC Star” program on Sunday, June 27 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., CDT. Working with UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), the Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA) and the National Alliance of Mental […]
Foundation’s first “Recovery 101” mental health program set for April 25
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative (CHC) will be hosting its first “Recovery 101: How to Become a ROCC Star” program on Sunday, April 25 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., CDT. Working with UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), the Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA) and the National Alliance of Mental […]
Foundation’s CHC to roll out “Recovery 101” mental health program
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative (CHC) announced today it would roll out the peer-led mental health and substance abuse recovery program “Recovery 101: How to Become a ROCC Star” across North Texas. Working with UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), the Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA) and the National Alliance […]
North Texas Community Health Collaborative achieves “10,000 Lives Goal”
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced today that its Community Health Collaborative had surpassed its goal of training 10,000 North Texas residents in Mental Health First Aid. To date, the collaborative has trained 14,864 residents in 16 counties to include Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, […]
Sherry Cusumano named vice chair of Community Health Collaborative
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced today that Sherry Cusumano, RN, LCDC, MS, administrative director of community education and clinical development at Medical City Green Oaks, will serve as vice chair of the organization’s North Texas Community Health Collaborative. Cusumano will join Ashleigh Kinney, director of family services and child life at Scottish Rite […]
Foundation’s Sushma Sharma to receive NAMI Mental Health Award
Dr. Sushma Sharma, our own DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation director of population health research, was announced this week as a surprise recipient of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas award as the 2020 Mental Health Professional of the Year. NAMI Texas is an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work […]
DFWHC Foundation awarded second phase of funding for community mental health program
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation announced today it was awarded the second phase of funding for its Community Mental Health Grant Program from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). With seven North Texas counties without psychiatric care beds and the number of behavioral care providers throughout the region ranking below national […]
DFWHC to sponsor “I’m Listening” suicide prevention broadcast on Sept. 23
Set your radio dials on September 23 for the two-hour broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting National Suicide Prevention Month. For the third straight year, the event will be locally sponsored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) in a continuation of its mental health and substance misuse […]
Virtual NAMI Walk 2020 raises mental health awareness in North Texas
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Texas hosted its annual walk on Saturday, May 30 to bring North Texans together for raising awareness and addressing mental health disparities in the community. Themed “A National Day of Hope,” the NAMI walk was one of the largest community movements in North Texas which brings residents […]