by Hogg Staff | Dec 3, 2014
by Lynda Frost The growing emergence of certified peer specialists as mainstays of the behavioral health care system is one of the most important and exciting developments in 21st century behavioral health. Forensic peer support, which seeks to integrate the...
by Hogg Staff | Dec 2, 2014
A thought-provoking read in Scientific American by Peter Kinderman, a distinguished professor of clinical psychology at the University of Liverpool, who challenges the disease model of mental illness. He argues that mental health services should be based on the...
by Hogg Staff | Nov 25, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas – The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to announce that it has awarded $946,600 in grants to 11 faith-based organizations in Texas to increase awareness and perceptions of mental health, recovery and...
by Hogg Staff | Nov 21, 2014
A fellow colleague, Robert Ferguson of the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, recently posted a Health Affairs blog post commenting on an October 2014 Health Affairs article titled, “Few ACOs Pursue Innovative Models That Integrate Care for Mental Illness And...
by Hogg Staff | Oct 24, 2014
A recent Huffington Post blog post titled We Are People – Not Addicts, Criminals, Inmates, and Convicts by Jag Davies of the Drug Policy Alliance highlighted that today, many media outlets (including some of the most respected and recognized outlets), continue...
by Hogg Staff | Oct 8, 2014
by Ike Evans It is now accepted wisdom that caregivers are sorely tested by the mental health challenges of their loved ones, as well as by the need to navigate the maze of services and supports that are intended to help. A lot more needs to be said, however, about...
