by Hogg Staff | Feb 2, 2018
“If I give 100 percent, that’s good enough,” McGee-Stafford says. “It really doesn’t matter what other people expect me to do, because I’m doing this for me.” From January 17 to 19, The University of Texas at Austin hosted the fourth annual Black Student-Athlete...
by Hogg Staff | Jan 19, 2018
“How do we empower the voice of lived experience to help shape policy and programming?” Jason Howell asks. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines recovery as a “process of change through which individuals improve their health...
by Hogg Staff | Jan 17, 2018
“My faith was and is my most valuable resource,” Jameisha Brown says. “I learned to maintain hope, even when I was told there was none left.” Even though Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017, the devastation left in its wake continues to affect many Texans...
by Hogg Staff | Jan 9, 2018
“People are part of many different communities,” Dr. Clay Johnston says. “Not just their physical community, but also the communities in which they work, and in which they share religion and other cultural commonalities.” The notion that individual well-being can be a...
by Hogg Staff | Jan 4, 2018
We know that when mental health care is accessible, people have better recovery outcomes. Mental health parity is one way to address barriers for people seeking care. Parity generally means that things are treated equally. Federal and state mental health parity laws...
