Thrauma: From Surviving to Thriving
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...A Day of Racial Healing
Guided by a focus on love, healing, and connection, the National Day of Racial Healing celebration was a day of engaging dialogue, healing circles, and creative activities that explored the community drivers of poor mental health and well-being.
The Behavioral Health Effects of the Medicaid Unwinding in Texas
Because Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health and substance use care in the nation, Texans with mental health or substance use conditions who may lose coverage during this unwinding–erroneously or correctly–will lose out on life-saving care
A Q&A with Emily Ibarra, Hogg Foundation Program Fellow
In November of 2023, the Hogg Foundation hired Emily Ibarra as its first-ever Program Fellow. In this role, she supports learning efforts around community development/public health throughout the foundation and with external stakeholders across Texas.
Co-Signer Spotlight: Mindful Philanthropy
Mindful Philanthropy builds bridges – bridges of learning, collaboration, and support between funders and the people and programs making an impact in the fields of mental health, addiction, and well-being.