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:
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.
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.
Blog Posts
From the Hogg Blog, we offer these timely reflections on minority mental health from a variety of contributors.
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.
Trust for America’s Health
The first in a series spotlighting the co-signers of the Hogg Foundation’s Declaration of Racism as a Mental Health Crisis, Trust for America’s Health.
Asian Texans Mobilize for Mental Health
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Episode 152: We speak with a nonprofit serving the AAPI community in Texas, connecting them to civic action to build personal and political power.
Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health· Episode 151: Diversity, Awareness and Wellness in Action Building community is a powerful way to support mental health. That’s why the Hogg Foundation’s mission is to transform how communities promote mental health in everyday life....
Effects of Racism on Overall Health
Dr. Octavio Martinez, Hogg executive director, writes about the unique struggles that plague minoritized communities.
Announcing 2023 Ima Hogg Scholarship Recipients
We’ve awarded scholarships of $5,000 to each of 22 social work graduate students from colleges and universities across Texas.
Uplifting Black Men
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health · Episode 150: Uplifting Black Men In observance of Juneteenth, we’re exploring the theme of Black emancipation from new perspectives. Because June is also recognized as Men’s Health Month, looking at Black men’s mental health through...
Brave Spaces for All
How Does Change Happen? “People of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don't want to be perceived as having yet another deficit.” ~author, Bebe Moore Campbell. How does change happen? How do those who...
Juneteenth and Mental Emancipation
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health · Episode 149: Juneteenth and Mental Emancipation In June 2022, President Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth the nation’s newest federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day on June 19, 1865 when the Emancipation...
Music Therapy for Kids
We learn how music therapy helps children of incarcerated parents.