Measure Activities or Measure Outcomes? And the Answer is . . .

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

by Rick Ybarra The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has been intentional about focusing on outcomes. In conversing with many non-profits, it is a concept they still find quite challenging (and I must admit I’m still working on it myself). Jason Saul’s blog in The...

Against the Criminalization of Mental Illness

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Check out Dr. Lynda Frost, assistant director for planning and programs, in this televised interview clip. She testified yesterday at a joint hearing of the House Corrections Committee and the House Committee on Criminal jurisprudence on the need for legislation to...

Sparking Connections, Bridging Distance in Creating a Culture of Care

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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...