2014 Recipients of Mental Health Policy Project Grants Announced

Thursday, March 27, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas — The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded $420,300 in grants to fund four mental health policy projects aimed at producing meaningful, systemic changes in public policy that will advance the mental health of...

My Ah Ha! Moment: Beyond Evidence-Based Practice

Monday, March 24, 2014

Remember the last time you had an Ah Ha! moment? Mine was last Thursday morning, at work during a staff meeting. In reviewing one of the agenda items, there was dialogue about the values and strategies of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. One of my colleagues...

$300,000 Awarded for Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Thursday, March 20, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas – The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded a grant of $300,000 to Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS) for coordination of the Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group. The Group was...

Three keys to successful patient engagement

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation brief highlighted an area that does not get enough attention in the health care reform dialogue: patient engagement (PE). Yes, we talk about it. Our friends at the RWJF are sharing first-hand accounts and lessons learned from grantee...

2014 Recipient of Trauma-Informed Care Grant Announced

Thursday, February 20, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas – The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the awarding of a three-year, $536,000 grant to SafePlace of Travis County to support the development of a comprehensive training curriculum and...