Mental Health Support After Campus Tragedy
Yesterday, a terrible act of violence on the UT Austin campus took the life of one student and injured several others. As a member of the UT Austin community, the Hogg Foundation is saddened by this tragedy and we extend our deepest condolences to the victims and...Houston Health Department: Supporting Youth Through a Peer Wellness Program
Early Intervention and Peer Support Research shows that for those who experience mental illness, 50 percent exhibit conditions by age 14, and 75 percent by age 24. We have the opportunity and responsibility to help young adults develop resilience and coping...
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...Bridget Lawrence Receives Outstanding Supervisor Award
Hogg Foundation’s Bridget Lawrence recieved the University of Texas at Austin 2017 President’s Outstanding Supervisor Award.
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.