by Kate Rooni | May 16, 2024 | Blog, Community, Events, Health equity, Peer support, PeerFest, Podcast, Programs, Recovery
PeerFest keynote speakers, Sir Billy L. Dorsey Jr. and Dr. William DeFoore, speak on mental health, wellness, and what it means to make a difference for people in those areas.
by Kate Rooni | May 14, 2024 | Blog, Children, Community, Education, Family, Podcast, Research, Student Mental Health, Youth
Exploring how young people navigate our increasingly networked world and how we balance safety, empathy, and technology in response.
by Kate Rooni | May 2, 2024 | BIPOC, Blog, Children, Community, Health equity, News, philanthropy, Programs
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is excited to announce the 2024 recipients of the Reliable Flexible Funding for Mental health and Well-being (RFF) grants. The foundation will invest $5 million over 5 years in reliable, flexible funding to multiple historically...
by Kate Rooni | Mar 29, 2024 | BIPOC, Blog, Community, Peer support, PeerFest, Programs, Recovery, Trauma, Women and girls
This blog post was guest authored by Sandra Smith, PhD, vice president of Via Hope. She is a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist and a Certified Reentry Peer Specialist. At PeerFest 2024 she will be presenting the session, “Creating Trauma Responsive Reentry...
by Kate Rooni | Feb 22, 2024 | 4ABHN, archives, Blog, Children, Community, Declaration of Racism as a Mental Health Crisis, Education, Events, Justice, Podcast, Racism, University of Texas
For Black History Month, we feature an archival interview with Dr. Melvin Sikes, founder of UT Austin’s Center for Improvement of Intergroup Relations.