Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2023
For the month of July, the Hogg Foundation is celebrating Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. We are highlighting stories that explore the efforts of diverse communities to improve community conditions that impact mental health, and what we all can do to make that happen.
Racial Justice Declaration
The Hogg Foundation’s Declaration of Racism as a Mental Health Crisis acknowledges the mental health impact of racism and racial exclusion. It also recognizes the obligation we all have to strive for a more just world. Add your organization to the Declaration.
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Effects of Racism on Overall Health
Dr. Octavio Martinez, Hogg executive director, writes about the unique struggles that plague minoritized communities.
Brave Spaces for All
Vicky Coffee, director of programs offers her reflections on minority mental health and the current environment in Texas.
Mind of Texas
In July of 2023 we launched an exciting new partnership with KUT, the Mind of Texas podcast. In this pilot episode, we talk to Moore Fellowship recipient M. Yvonne Taylor about the mental health needs of women knowledge workers in Texas.
Video Submissions
What Would a More Equal World Mean for My Mental Health? Throughout the month we are asking for short videos from Texas residents describing what a more equitable world means to their mental health.
Texas Behavioral Health Network Alliance
We are excited to announce the coming launch of Texas BHN Alliance, a new online tool for Texans in need of culturally competent behavioral health services. Stay Tuned!
Success Story: PILLAR
PILLAR is a Hogg Foundation Pathways for Success grantee partner. Learn about their recent strides toward improving mental health for youth of color and their families.
Into the Fold Podcasts
From its inception, our podcast, Into the Fold, has provided a venue for deep conversations about minority mental health. Here are some recent examples:
Young Minds Matter: Not Just a Day but a Movement
The insight, vulnerability, and stories shared at Young Minds Matter ignited conversations that will echo beyond that one day.
Data Justice for Mental Health: A Q&A with Taylor Payne, postdoctoral fellow
In July of 2023, the Hogg Foundation hired Taylor Payne as its newest postdoctoral fellow. In this Q&A we talk with Taylor about her role and her goals for the future.
Addressing Community Needs with Community Expertise
It’s time to recognize community members as the experts in their communities. Effective and sustainable community-level change can’t and won’t happen unless community members are actively involved in the decision and policy-making process.
Blog Posts
From the Hogg Blog, we offer these timely reflections on minority mental health from a variety of contributors.
Addressing Community Needs with Community Expertise
It’s time to recognize community members as the experts in their communities. Effective and sustainable community-level change can’t and won’t happen unless community members are actively involved in the decision and policy-making process.
Hogg Foundation Statement on Migrant Mental Health
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health feels compelled to publicly respond to recent harmful rhetoric regarding people who immigrate to Texas.
Hogg Foundation Launches Grant Program to Strengthen Capacity of Historically Under-Resourced Mental Health Organizations
The foundation will invest $5 million over 5 years (up to $1,000,000 per year to multiple organizations) in flexible, reliable funding to historically under-resourced community-based mental health organizations.
The Loneliness Epidemic
Nearly three in five U.S. adults describe themselves as being lonely. People from underrepresented racial groups, those with lower incomes, and young people are even more vulnerable to feeling a lack of social connection. Joining us today is Jacki Hecht, MSN, RN,...
Co-Signer Spotlight: People’s Community Clinic
People’s Community Clinic is a full-service, federally qualified health center in Austin with a mission to improve the health of medically underserved and uninsured Central Texans, People’s provides high quality, affordable healthcare with dignity and respect.
Life Lessons From My Sons on How to Cope With School Bullying
You more than likely don’t anticipate your child coming home upset that they experienced bullying by another kid at school. What do you do when all your good intentions and thorough preparation falls short in that area?
Mental Health Goes Back to School
During this especially divisive time, a strong partnership between two Austin nonprofits is providingmuch-needed mental health support to students, families, and school communities.
Hogg Foundation Launches New Mental Health Podcast in Partnership with KUT and KUTX Studios
We have launched Mind of Texas, a new podcast, in partnership with KUT and KUTX Studios.
Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award
Zachary Treviño, a doctoral student in the Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences Department at Texas Tech University, has been selected to receive the 2023 Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award by the Hogg Foundation. The award supports research expenses for his...
Faith, Community, and Mental Health
My faith sustains me in my mental health journey in a myriad of ways. For starters, it gives me a concept of my identity, and it gives me an understanding of why I suffer.