Hogg Foundation Texas Psychology Internships Initiative grantees achieve an important milestone

Thursday, December 20, 2012

As anyone who has spent time in the mental health trenches knows, Texas has a severe shortage of psychologists in some areas of the state. Potentially contributing to this problem is the lack of accredited pre-doctoral internship programs in the state necessary to...

DePelchin Center Supporting Young Trauma Survivors

Monday, October 29, 2012

The Ima Hogg Children’s Mental Health Initiative is beginning its fourth year under the leadership of program officer Vicky Coffee-Fletcher, and we are seeing positive results from the organizations selected by the Hogg Foundation to do the important work of...

My Experience at Alternatives 2012

Friday, October 26, 2012

I recently returned from Alternatives 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The Alternatives Conference is the oldest conference held by and for mental health consumers. As usual, the conference exemplified that hope for recovery and wellness is as strong as ever. This year’s...

Ima Hogg Children’s Mental Health Grants: Evaluating Programs and Building Sustainability

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Over 30 years ago Ms. Ima Hogg, being the visionary that she was, designated funding for services to address the mental health needs of children, youth and families in Houston and Harris County. In 2009 the Hogg Foundation funded eight agencies to support children,...

Young People React to Eliminating Level Systems at Residential Treatment Centers

Monday, October 22, 2012

In January of this year, Residential Treatment Centers (RTC) throughout Texas gathered in Houston and Austin to explore techniques for reducing their reliance on seclusion and restraint, and improving care for the young people they serve. Seclusion and restraint are...

A Glimpse into the Future: Integrated Health Care

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Two weeks ago, the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) held its annual conference in Austin. This year’s theme was “The Future of Integrated Healthcare: Activating Clinicians, Consumers, Researchers, and Policy Makers.”  It became perfectly...