Sparking Connections, Bridging Distance in Creating a Culture of Care

This post was cross-posted from the Texas Network of Youth Services blog.   by Lara O’Toole There’s just something special about face-to-face interactions.  There’s just something special that allows for a certain type of magic to form in relationships, and...

Peer Support, Peer Problems

As a grantmaking foundation, the Hogg Foundation is privy to a world of rich conversations about mental health, a world that we are often unable to do justice to in the course of everyday business. Sometimes, however, an opportunity presents itself for us to mine our...

No April Fools Here: Finding Common Ground and Building Community

This post was cross-posted from the Texas Network of Youth Services blog.   by Lara O’Toole, The Harris County Transition-Age Youth and Families Initiative is an opportunity for youth, young adults, parents/caregivers, and service providers to come together...

On the Tragedy at Fort Hood

  As a nation we’ll spend the next weeks and months trying to piece together the details of the shootings this week at Fort Hood. One thing we know right now, which is the most important thing, is that four people are dead (one of them the shooter), 16 are...

Local Clergy Get Trained in Mental Health First Aid

“Maybe your faith isn’t strong enough.” “You should just pray a little harder.” “Girl, the devil is just trying to steal your joy!” Sound familiar? Chances are you’ve said something similar to someone you know who is “going through” a mental health challenge, or...