Three keys to successful patient engagement

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

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...

Shared Learning: What Primary Care Can Learn from Behavioral Health

Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, MD is a primary care physician and Executive Director of Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. He is best known for his ground-breaking and innovative work in “hotspotting,” the concept of lowering medical costs by providing the neediest...

Boarding Home Regulation

For many low income Texans with mental health conditions, unregulated boarding homes are often one of the few options available besides homelessness. Although well managed boarding homes do exist, too often the facilities available would not meet minimum health and...

Recovery is a Discovery

Returning to the symmetry of everyday life after attending the activities for the Texas Certified Peer Specialists conference and Alternatives 2013 conference in Austin Texas, I have taken a moment to reflect and breathe. As always, I was reacquainted with past...

Executive Director Appointed to the Board of Grantmakers In Health

AUSTIN, Texas – Grantmakers In Health has announced that Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, will join its board of directors in 2014, immediately following the organization’s annual meeting in March. Grantmakers...