Collaborating for Social Impact: Lessons from Bexar County
How trust, transparency and time among 18+ organizations yielded results for the San Antonio-area.
Supporting DACA Students
“I think it’s very important that people like you and me communicate to DACA recipients that [they] are not alone,” Sebastian Colon-Otero says. “We support you, I am here for you—let’s work together.” The University of Texas at Austin stands by students protected...
Making Mental Health a Collaborative Effort
“People from different vantage points are going to see different changes, and they’re going to see different opportunities,” Katy Bourgeois says. When it comes to community-based mental health projects, a mutual desire to collaborate doesn’t necessarily promise a job...
Raising the Voices of Individuals with IDD
“They need to understand that people with disabilities need to be believed,” James Meadours says. Earlier this year, National Public Radio (NPR) aired a five-part series on the “hidden epidemic of sexual assault” against individuals with intellectual and developmental...
Activism for Mental Health
“I’m not looking for a utopia,” Latasha Taylor says. “I’m looking for balance. Nature shows us that balance is the best way for any entity to move forward and be successful.” In 2016, the Hogg Foundation started its Mental Health Peer Policy Fellows Grant Program to...
WNBA Athlete Speaks Up on Mental Health in Sports
From January 17 to 19, The University of Texas at Austin hosted the fourth annual Black Student-Athlete Summit, where a diverse cohort of presenters and participants discussed the challenges and prospects of black student-athletes.