When you ask, virtually everyone agrees that public policy matters, yet meaningful involvement in policy work is a challenge for many. Mental health policy is no exception. For many groups and individuals, their ability to engage in mental health policy is constrained by time, budget and lack of expertise.
In Episode 127 of Into the Fold, we learn more about the Hogg Foundation’s ten years of work addressing these challenges through their Mental Health Policy Academy and Fellows initiative. We spoke with David Johnson, Criminal Justice Organizer for Grassroots Leadership of Texas and an alumnus of the Policy Fellows Program, and Colleen Horton, Director of Policy at the Hogg Foundation, to hear their unique perspectives on what the Policy Fellows initiative means to their work and to the people of Texas.
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