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In the latest Dallas County community health assessment, mental wellness and behavioral health topped the list. An official with Parkland Health explores possible reasons and solutions.

Dallas launched its RIGHT Care Program in 2018 to divert people experiencing a mental health crisis from hospitals and jails, when appropriate. Now, the program is testing out two teams that expand those services to mental health related 911 calls that involve children and adolescents.

Parkland Memorial Hospital has one of the busiest emergency rooms in the country. Dallas County's safety net hospital will add more than 100 beds to address the growing demand — half of them will be added before 2026 World Cup events kick off in North Texas.

The Dallas County Health and Human Services and Parkland Health 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment identifies several priority areas, including behavioral and mental health needs.

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, activity is higher than it was at the same time last year. Texas is extending access to immunizations for infants and toddlers until the end of the month in response to "persistent" infections.

City and county leaders say improvements to Medical District Drive in Dallas will better connect residents to health resources.

Dallas County’s medical safety net provider wants to build a clinic in one of the fastest-growing areas in the county. The new Parkland Health clinic will provide primary and pediatric care to thousands of residents in the Inland Port area, which is considered a health care desert.

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, died March 14 in a Dallas hospital, the day after ICE arrested him outside his home. He was the 24th person to die in ICE custody since last October.

Parkland Health was one of just two Texas-based organizations chosen for a “prestigious” national program designed to address provider burnout and workforce well-being concerns. The National Academy of Medicine selected Dallas County’s safety net hospital to join the Change Maker Accelerators program.

More EMS supervisors will be equipped with supplies of blood to administer transfusions in emergencies.

The White House administration notified mental health and substance abuse and addiction provider organizations nationwide that by executive order, $2 billion in already awarded federal funding would be taken back.

A registered dietitian in North Texas explains how more fiber in your diet contributes to better gut health and to overall wellness.