Don’t Miss Next Week’s Discussion Group on Robert Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic

Friday, August 26, 2011

Between the miserable heat and a couple of nice vacations, this summer has given me a chance to get caught up on some reading.  Recently I read Robert Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic:Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in...

The Hogg Foundation’s Legislative Summary is Now Live!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The  grueling 82nd Texas legislative session came to a close earlier this summer and Hogg Foundation policy staff was there for both regular and special sessions, working to inform legislators and advocacy groups of the impacts of proposals relating to mental health....

How Do YOU Define Recovery?

Monday, August 22, 2011

Recovery.  What does it mean to you? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants your help defining recovery in mental health. The goal is to assist everyone involved in behavioral health systems – from policy makers to consumers – to...

Calling all psychologists to join the recovery to practice movement!

Monday, August 15, 2011

When I attended the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention last week, I was surprised and pleased to see two recovery-oriented presentations offered the first morning of the conference: Will Psychology Be Relevant in the Era of Health Care Reform? The...

The Consequences of Untreated Mental Illness: New Study Takes a Comprehensive Look at Public Funding and Services

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The city of Houston loses more than $5.6 billion every year in total productivity and annual earnings as a result of serious mental illness. This statistic comes as part of a new study on the consequences of untreated mental illness from the Mental Health Policy...

Yes, you can finance integrated health care in Texas!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

It’s a common misconception that federally qualified health centers in Texas can’t bill for two services in one day because federal Medicaid rules won’t allow it. Participants in the Hogg Foundation’s Financing Integrated Health Care webinar learned that this belief...