Botham Jean gets a street named after him and more Dallas city news
Botham Jean gets a street named after him and more Dallas city news This street will now be called Botham Jean Boulevard.
Photo by Jeremy McKane In this weekly roundup of city news, a street in Dallas gets a name change, Denton launches a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, and a group decides to hold their own darn MLK parade. Here s what happened in Dallas this week:
Botham Jean Boulevard The Dallas City Council voted to change the name of a section of South Lamar Street to Botham Jean Boulevard, to honor the man who was killed in his apartment by police officer Amber Guyger on that very street in 2018. It covers a stretch of South Lamar Street between Interstate 30 and South Central Expressway, which includes the South Side Flats apartment complex where Jean lived and was killed.
2 Austin companies named finalists for prestigious $10 million prize Two Austin companies are in the running for a $10 million prize. Two Austin organizations are in the spotlight for innovation, and their ideas could score them a $10 million prize. The Lone Star Prize launched in early 2020 by Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change to fund Texas-based companies addressing critical issues across the state. On January 7, it announced the five finalists for its multimillion-dollar prize, which range from clean water to improving mental health access for all Texans. “The finalists for the Lone Star Prize are answering the call just when Texas needs them the most,” said Lyda Hill, founder of Lyda Hill Philanthropies. “Amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding long-term solutions to improve the lives of Texans is more critical than ever.
While Texans have had their eye on the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and care providers say there is another crisis taking a toll: worsening mental illness that is crippling some residents in Denton County and across the state.
County providers have seen a spike in the number of people experiencing severe depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicide attempts over the past few months, with mental health concerns exacerbated by pandemic stressors. Financial difficulties and increased mental anguish often go hand in hand, as an April white paper from the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, a nonpartisan organization that provides policy guidance on mental health in Texas, found. For every 5 percentage-point increase in the stateâs unemployment rate each year, another 300 Texans would be lost to suicide, the study estimated.
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As the holidays approach, Texans are highly concerned about mental health issues as a result of COVID-19, but one college organization is working to do something about it. AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 As the holidays approach, Texans are highly concerned about mental health issues as a result of COVID-19, but one college organization is working to do something about it. The College Health Alliance of Texas (CHAT) is launching a partnership with Grant Halliburton Foundation and the Okay to Say™ mental health public awareness campaign to bring resources to college students who may face mental health struggles over the holidays.