by Hogg Staff | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
“A clubhouse is more than a place to be,” Athena McClendon says. “It’s a place to belong.” Recovery has evolved from a buzzword into a useful framework for giving meaning to the experience of living with mental illness. Advocates of...
by Hogg Staff | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
“Mind is the thing that we are dealing with when we are dealing with psychiatric challenges,” Ken Thompson says. “Mind is the thing in us that allows us to be both in the world and inside ourselves at the same time.” No matter which way you...
by Hogg Staff | Aug 3, 2017 | Podcast
“Our hope is that this program will shift the culture,” Stephany Bryan says, “and it will definitely shift the culture in educational settings by being able to provide campuses with opportunities for learning new and innovative ways of providing appropriate services...
by Hogg Staff | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
“What we set out to do was establish a system that would, in fact, cater to the needs of foster children in one place,” Jacquelyn McMillon says, “and that children did not have to go all over the city of Houston to get the most basic of care.” In 2015, the Texas...
by Hogg Staff | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
“Awareness does not always associate with action or effectiveness,” Carrie Baron says. “Just because you’re aware doesn’t mean that you’re changing the situation.” Earlier this year, an article published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review urged organizations to...
by Hogg Staff | May 10, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
“Coming out of the criminal system, for many, means starting over with nothing,” Zarate says. “Our objective is to reduce hospitalization, reduce recidivism, and have them be successful in re-entering the community.” The more we learn, the more obvious it seems that...