by Kate Rooni | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog, Education, Fellows, Integrated care, News, Programs, Recovery, Research, Trauma, University of Texas
Catherine Wilsnack is a doctoral candidate in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation is titled, “Psychosocial Health at the Intersection of Oncology and Substance Use.” Her study will help characterize how and why cancer survivors may experience an increased risk of substance use throughout the cancer continuum.
by Kate Rooni | Jun 12, 2024 | Blog, Community, Education, Events, Fellows, Health equity, Integrated care, News, Peer support, PeerFest, Podcast, Policy, Programs, Recovery, Trauma
Dr. Martinez’ involvement in the peer support and recovery movement has come to resonate with him tremendously.
by Kate Rooni | May 23, 2024 | Blog, Children, Community, Family, Fellows, Health equity, News, Peer support, Policy, Recovery, Youth, Youth Mental Health
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is excited to award $2 million in grant funding over two years for eleven nonprofit advocacy organizations to hire in-house policy fellows.
by Kate Rooni | May 16, 2024 | Blog, Community, Events, Health equity, Peer support, PeerFest, Podcast, Programs, Recovery
PeerFest keynote speakers, Sir Billy L. Dorsey Jr. and Dr. William DeFoore, speak on mental health, wellness, and what it means to make a difference for people in those areas.
by Kate Rooni | Mar 29, 2024 | BIPOC, Blog, Community, Peer support, PeerFest, Programs, Recovery, Trauma, Women and girls
This blog post was guest authored by Sandra Smith, PhD, vice president of Via Hope. She is a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist and a Certified Reentry Peer Specialist. At PeerFest 2024 she will be presenting the session, “Creating Trauma Responsive Reentry...
by Kate Rooni | Jan 10, 2024 | BIPOC, Blog, Community, COVID-19, Equity, News, Policy, Recovery
Because Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health and substance use care in the nation, Texans with mental health or substance use conditions who may lose coverage during this unwinding–erroneously or correctly–will lose out on life-saving care