Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The Hogg Foundation is excited to announce that, on February 5, 2015, we are hosting a public forum: “How the Public Mental Health System Can Help Prevent Violent Tragedies.” The featured speaker is Dr. Joel Dvoskin, a forensic and clinical psychologist...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
by Rick Ybarra Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! One of my first reads back in the office was a thoughtful article written by Melissa A. Berman, chief executive officer of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She articulates what many of us in health philanthropy...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas is home to more than 4.3 million adults with some form of mental illness. Many of them –insured and uninsured alike—aren’t able to get the help they need due to a decline in services and programs, according to the Texas Medical Association. To...
Monday, December 15, 2014
by Ike Evans As peer support continues to come into its own as a professional discipline, its most enthusiastic proponents are taking up the challenge of making sure that its innovative edge is not blunted. The ever greater elaboration of peer support standards and...
Thursday, December 4, 2014
by Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. Last month I had the privilege of attending the Thirtieth Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy. The theme for this year’s event was “Celebrating the Past and Shaping the Future.” Rosalynn Carter,...
Wednesday, December 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...
