by Ike Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
“We have reason to be hopeful about where we’re at on mental health in this legislative session,” says Greg Hansch, public policy director for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Texas. The Hogg Foundation recently released its list of policy priorities for...
by Ike Evans | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog
We checked in with Sarah Guy, 2016 recipient of our Frances Fowler Wallace Award to learn more about postpartum depression and the mental health issues and stigmas affecting new mothers. Postpartum depression is not uncommon. According to the Centers for Disease...
by Ike Evans | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
“Statistically I’m not supposed to be here. I should be in prison, homeless, or dead.” -LaQuinton Wagner Statistics are not necessarily the end all. With the overhaul of Texas’ child welfare system dominating headlines during the 2017 legislative session, we...
by Ike Evans | Feb 15, 2017 | News
The Hogg Foundation is excited to announce the appointments of Cindy Carlson, Daniel Dawes and Sheila Spires to our National Advisory Council. Chosen for their expertise in mental health, consumer advocacy, public health, philanthropy and other fields related to the...
by Ike Evans | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
Unrecognized Trauma is Endemic In 2015, the Hogg Foundation published When Disability is a Disguise, a guide to understanding why the mental health needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are overlooked or ignored, in large part...
