Understanding Obamacare

Thursday, November 10, 2016

With the recent election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, there is a very real chance that the Affordable Care Act will be gutted or repealed.

Episode 28: Jail and Mental Health

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Across the country, people are sitting in jail because they can’t afford bail or are awaiting desperately needed psychiatric services. We talk to Diana Claitor of the Texas Jail Project, who offers her perspective on the issue.

Into the Fold, Episode 25: Circuit Riders for Mental Health

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

William S. Bush is a professor of history at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. His forthcoming book, “Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation and the Transformation for Mental Health in Texas.” The book is an exhaustively researched and...

Into the Fold, Episode 24: A New Mental Health App Comes to UT

Friday, June 3, 2016

Health and wellness apps are much in the news these days, and now with Thrive@UT, the new mental health app geared toward students, The University of Texas at Austin has staked its own claim on this new frontier. In this episode of Into the Fold, Chris Brownson, Elana...

PeerFest Online Symposium: Why We Play (Part 1)

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

For an explanation of the PeerFest Online Symposium, see this blog post. Thanks to Laura Khalil, John King, Wendy Latham, Dan Oppenheimer and Flora Releford for their willingness to take part. Learn more about PeerFest.   Question: A prevalent theme that has...