Hogg Foundation Statement on Recent Tragedies
The past few weeks have been truly trying times for our state and nation: the ambush and murder of five police officers in Dallas, the tragic deaths of two African American men at the hands of police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota, and the horrific act of...Hogg Foundation Executive Director Chosen for Standing Committee on Public Health Research During Disaster Events
AUSTIN, Texas – Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and associate vice president for diversity and community engagement at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed by the National Academies of...Hogg Foundation Statement on Orlando Tragedy
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health grieves for the members of the LGBTQA community in Florida and across the world who have been affected by the horrific act of violence in Orlando this weekend. The Foundation stands with allies of the LGBTQA population to fight...$687,000 in Grants Awarded to Train Mental Health Policy Fellows in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Five nonprofit organizations received a total of $687,000 over two years to hire an in-house policy fellow through the Hogg Mental Health Policy Fellow Grants program. The fellows to be hired by the grantees will be recent graduates of social work,...Hogg Mental Health Workforce Report Featured on KXAN
Our brand new, not even hot off the presses report on the mental health workforce situation in Texas, “The Mental Health Workforce: Continuing Challenges and Sensible Strategies,” was featured this week in a KXAN news story on the mental health workforce shortage.