Did you know today is National Recovery Day?

09/30/2022

Did you know today is National Recovery Day? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) designated September as National Recovery Month to increase public awareness around mental health and addiction recovery. You may know the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) as the voice of North Texas hospitals that drives education and quality initiatives, but did you know that … Read More

DFWHC sponsors star-studded “I’m Listening” suicide prevention program on Sept. 21

09/16/2022

For the third straight year, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) will sponsor the local airing of “I’m Listening,” a national suicide prevention program to be broadcast on Wednesday, September 21. As part of Audacy’s ongoing mental health initiative, in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this year’s campaign will be broadcast from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., CST, on … Read More

DFWHC’s Spring 2022 Interlocutor is now available

05/23/2022

The Spring 2022 edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Interlocutor magazine is now available. Click the graphic or link below to read about complimentary Mental Health First Aid training available in North Texas – but only through August! There is also detail on DFWHC’s 74th Annual Awards Luncheon and a guest article from Hall Render detailing “The Criminal Conviction … Read More

DFWHC Blog: Wellness and a Meaningful Existence

05/28/2021

Blog by Stephen Love, President/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council Many people define good health as a state of physical, mental and social well-being. It’s not just the absence of disease or illness. Four components in taking good care of our bodies and minds include a healthy diet, regular exercise, appropriate rest and taking time to unwind from daily routines. … Read More

DFWHC receives community award for mental health awareness

11/28/2018

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Texas has announced its 2018 Community Award Winners, with awardees including the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) as Professional of the Year, Linda Perryman Evans of The Meadows Foundation for a Lifetime Achievement Award and Entercom as the Media recipient. Awardees will be honored December 6 during a dinner in Asbury Hall … Read More

DFWHC-sponsored “I’m Listening” broadcast now available online

09/13/2018

If you missed Sunday morning’s two-hour radio broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting the start of National Suicide Prevention Week, no worries. It is now available online. The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) served as the local sponsor, with area hospital experts taping advanced promos in support of a program detailing the need … Read More

Final segment taped to promote Sunday’s “I’m Listening” radio program

09/05/2018

Mark your calendar and radio dials! The final radio promo was taped yesterday in advance of this Sunday’s two-hour broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC), did the taping honors as he detailed the need to … Read More

Promo tapings for DFWHC-sponsored “I’m Listening” radio program begin today

08/29/2018

Radio promos began taping today in advance of the September 9 two-hour broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. The event is sponsored locally by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) in a continuation of its 2018 mental health and substance misuse efforts in the community. Providing … Read More

DFWHC to sponsor Sept. 9 broadcast detailing depression awareness and suicide prevention

08/24/2018

Mark your calendars and set your radio dials for the September 9 two-hour broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. The event is sponsored locally by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) in a continuation of its 2018 mental health and substance misuse efforts in the community. … Read More