Palestine (Texas) Herald Press: Advocates hope new funding will help end Texas opioid epidemic

January 10, 2022

Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Vice President for Research/Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted in this story.   Read More Additional media coverage: https://www.itemonline.com/texas/advocates-hope-new-funding-will-help-end-texas-opioid-epidemic/article_fe524fde-34ff-5500-80f9-9d9ed0cd0b32.html https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/texas/advocates-hope-new-funding-will-help-end-texas-opioid-epidemic/article_c1a703fe-444c-56cc-89ad-c894e413bac6.html https://www.normantranscript.com/news/advocates-hope-funding-will-help-end-opioid-epidemic/article_4d10816d-38ad-5676-8345-49809584c036.html https://www.cnhinews.com/cnhi/article_115964c0-6f3b-11ec-a479-a76a2eb8892b.html  

Yahoo! Finance: Virtual addiction medicine clinic connects Texans to no-to-low-cost recovery services

November 18, 2021

In partnership with UT Health San Antonio, Be Well Texas, a new statewide addiction medicine treatment option, has launched virtual services for those seeking recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental health challenges. Read story The news is on these websites throughout the state: Laredo: https://www.kgns.tv/prnewswire/2021/11/18/virtual-addiction-medicine-clinic-connects-texans-no-to-low-cost-recovery-services/ Plano: https://starlocalmedia.com/news/state/virtual-addiction-medicine-clinic-connects-texans-to-no-to-low-cost-recovery-services/article_457b20ea-99d8-5873-af5f-8c194685e44f.html Henderson: http://www.thehendersonnews.com/news/state/virtual-addiction-medicine-clinic-connects-texans-to-no-to-low-cost-recovery-services/article_4d0ad8fc-ff04-597c-9079-6dc71527bb24.html Brenham: http://www.brenhambanner.com/news/state/virtual-addiction-medicine-clinic-connects-texans-to-no-to-low-cost-recovery-services/article_ee8e9d1f-11fd-5dc6-876e-14d350b61c87.html Waco: https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2021/11/18/virtual-addiction-medicine-clinic-connects-texans-no-to-low-cost-recovery-services/ […]

Women’s Wellness Campus breaks ground

November 11, 2021

The School of Nursing and nonprofit Crosspoint Inc. broke ground on the Women’s Wellness Campus, to expand care for the community’s most vulnerable women and children.



Recovery Texas lifts barriers for Texans seeking help with substance use

September 30, 2021

A new, statewide initiative called Recovery Texas is now available to help individuals struggling with substance use find access to free care. The project, led by Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, of UT Health San Antonio, was instituted to reach those impacted by the isolation of COVID-19 and the impacts of natural disasters. The project […]