A Resource for Children and Youth in Foster Care

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) is the latest health and human services agency to face a public outcry over its management and performance. As reported in the Dallas Morning News and elsewhere, high staff turnover caused by overwhelming case loads and low pay...

When Pigs Fly: The Complexity of Data, Health Care Redesign and Health Care Financing

Monday, April 4, 2016

There has been much discussion in health reform about using data to determine program effectiveness leading to improved population health. Questions like which programs work and which don’t, and which programs are making real impact, are being asked and answered...

PeerFest Online Symposium: Why We Play (Part 2)

Monday, April 4, 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...

Better Health Versus More Health Care Services: Data Driven Approaches in Payment Reform

Friday, March 25, 2016

“The future ain’t what it used to be.” – Yogi Berra On that note, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) recently published an important brief highlighting exciting and innovative payment reform efforts designed to improve health care and lower costs in...

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Names Elizabeth Stauber as New Archivist and Records Manager

Monday, February 22, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas – The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has recently hired Elizabeth Stauber as the foundation’s new Archivist and Records Manager. In this capacity, she manages the foundation’s in-house store of archival documents, publications, photos, news clippings,...

How to Fix Our Broken Mental Health Care System: Money is Only Part of the Solution

Friday, February 12, 2016

A recent post on the Huffington Post titled The Costs of Not Caring: How to Fix Our Broken Mental Health Care System highlights the significant reductions to state mental health budgets over the past years and the subsequent impact to people with various mental health...