by Josephine Gurch | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, Hogg Blog
“I think it’s very important that people like you and me communicate to DACA recipients that [they] are not alone,” Sebastian Colon-Otero says. “We support you, I am here for you—let’s work together.” The University of Texas at Austin stands by students protected...
by Josephine Gurch | Apr 2, 2018 | Blog, Hogg Blog
“One of the things that we tend to do when we talk about state violence is think about it in a quantitative way,” Dr. Christen Smith says. “What I really want to do is disrupt that traditional approach, and really say no.” Police violence, for black communities in the...
by Josephine Gurch | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog, Hogg Blog
“We have got to look at the social context that produces certain kinds of experiences for people—and that’s directly tied to social determinants,” Dr. Christen Smith says. “Unfortunately, in the world we’re living right now, police violence is a social determinant.”...
by Josephine Gurch | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, Hogg Blog
“People from different vantage points are going to see different changes, and they’re going to see different opportunities,” Katy Bourgeois says. When it comes to community-based mental health projects, a mutual desire to collaborate doesn’t necessarily promise a job...
by Josephine Gurch | Mar 9, 2018 | Blog, Hogg Blog
This is the second in a series on mental health collaboratives in Texas. The first in the series covers Bexar County’s Collaborative Approach to Community Mental Health. This series aligns with our strategic focus on communities and collaboration. Collaborative...
