Improving Health Care Outcomes: It’s About Relationships!

This April 24th article published by the Commonwealth Fund is timely and a must-read. It highlights the challenges of engaging, treating, and supporting persons with multiple, complex, chronic health conditions (defined as three or more health conditions, often...
Dr. Martinez Hustled Back to High School (It’s Not What You Think)

Dr. Martinez Hustled Back to High School (It’s Not What You Think)

Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., the multi-degreed executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, just got hauled back to high school. But he wasn’t called to the principal’s office. On April 21, 2017, Martinez, also an associate vice president for...
Houston Health Department: Supporting Youth Through a Peer Wellness Program

Political Climate as a Chronic Stressor

We speak with Dr. Christopher McCarthy, a UT Austin professor of educational psychology and leading authority on stress and coping in educational settings, on how his work translates to the current political climate.

Via Hope: Peer Support Improves Community Re-Entry

Following Texas’ 84th legislative session and the implementation of Rider 73, Via Hope set out to develop a curriculum to train Certified Peer Specialists and Certified Recovery Coaches. With support from a grant provided by the Hogg Foundation, this Community...