Sara Willa Ernst | Houston Public Media
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The Consortium, which works on expanding access to child mental health resources, is a solution some think could become a model for other states nationwide. -
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The country’s largest children’s hospital system raised $11 million to add a series of behavioral health resources. -
Dialysis centers closed. Hospitals overwhelmed. When a historic winter storm walloped Texas in 2021, tens of thousands of dialysis patients were trapped at home with no treatment options. -
Some families no longer see a future for their transgender kids in Texas. They’re moving to states with strong civil rights protections for trans people. -
Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have more than quadrupled in Texas in the last two weeks. Already understaffed hospitals are now seeing high COVID attrition too, and asking for help.
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As demand for veteran mental health services spiked in recent months, Texas has begun to invest resources into a novel treatment for PTSD. -
Without a legal standard setting out what must be done to prevent heat deaths, workplace regulators have a hard time making violations stick. -
The program was considering a waitlist to help cut costs after it faced a $100 million budget shortfall. -
Although the money helps fill some of the budget shortfall, the possibility of a medication waitlist still remains.
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As climate-related illnesses only intensify due to hotter temperatures and more frequent hurricanes, researchers look for ways safety net clinics can better protect the most vulnerable. -
Many GOP lawmakers at a recent House Committee hearing openly stated they were unfamiliar with the nuances of trans health care.
