Via Hope: Peer Support Improves Community Re-Entry

Thursday, April 6, 2017

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...

Hogg Foundation Policy Priorities 2017

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

“We have reason to be hopeful about where we’re at on mental health in this legislative session,” says Greg Hansch, public policy director for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Texas. The Hogg Foundation recently released its list of policy priorities for...

Dr. Frese on Recovery: “Something Has to Be Done”

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

When Dr. Fred Frese speaks, you listen. That was just one of many lessons learned last week at the Hogg Foundation’s biannual public forum on mental health, where Dr. Frese delivered a rousing, deeply informative presentation on mental illness and the potential for...

Motherhood and Mental Health

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

We checked in with Sarah Guy, 2016 recipient of our Frances Fowler Wallace Award to learn more about postpartum depression and the mental health issues and stigmas affecting new mothers. Postpartum depression is not uncommon. According to the Centers for Disease...

Improving Academic Achievement Through Mental Health

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

As expected, school personnel are focused on promoting strong academic achievement. However, an often-underestimated influence on performance is student mental health. Since the brain is not fully matured until age 20 or later, most students don’t have fully matured...

Youth in Transition: From Support to Empowerment

Thursday, February 23, 2017

“Statistically I’m not supposed to be here. I should be in prison, homeless, or dead.” -LaQuinton Wagner Statistics are not necessarily the end all. With the overhaul of Texas’ child welfare system dominating headlines during the 2017 legislative session, we...