by Ike Evans | Jul 26, 2017 | Blog, Hogg Blog, News
Seven Texas nonprofit entities are receiving grants from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin to improve student academic achievement by supporting mental health. The grants, which total $1.9 million, continue the foundation’s...
by Ike Evans | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog, Hogg Blog, News
Texas has a mental health workforce problem. As of 2014, 185 Texas counties out of 254 did not have a single psychiatrist, which left more than 3 million Texans without access to a psychiatrist. Worse, 40 counties didn’t even have a licensed clinical social worker....
by Hogg Staff | Jun 30, 2017 | Hogg Blog, News
Two Texas medical schools and one nonprofit organization will receive grants to strengthen integrated health care programs that take a coordinated approach to address mental health. The grants, which total more than $1 million, aim to eliminate disparities by...
by Hogg Staff | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog, Hogg Blog, News
Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., the multi-degreed executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, just got hauled back to high school. But he wasn’t called to the principal’s office. On April 21, 2017, Martinez, also an associate vice president for...
by Hogg Staff | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, Hogg Blog, News
This morning, the Hogg Foundation’s very own Bridget Lawrence had the great honor of receiving the University of Texas at Austin 2017 President’s Outstanding Supervisor Award. Created to formally commend the excellence of UT’s top-performing employees, the Outstanding...
by Ike Evans | Feb 15, 2017 | Hogg Blog, News
The Hogg Foundation is excited to announce the appointments of Cindy Carlson, Daniel Dawes and Sheila Spires to our National Advisory Council. Chosen for their expertise in mental health, consumer advocacy, public health, philanthropy and other fields related to the...