Hogg Foundation Blog
Get news, insights and ideas related to our initiatives and the state of mental health in Texas.
Texas 87th Legislative Session and Mental Health
The Hogg Foundation has issued a summary of key mental health and substance use-related legislation considered during the 87th legislative session.
Don’t Mess with Texas Social Workers
Anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) and disabled Texans are once again safe from any unwanted changes.
Announcing 2021 Ima Hogg Scholarship Recipients
Each year, the Hogg Foundation awards Ima Hogg Scholarships to graduate social work students who have committed to joining the mental health workforce. Meet our 2021 scholarship recipients!
Vaccine Equity and Disability Rights
Vaccination is a golden opportunity to address longstanding issues of equity and injustice. Our guest, Dr. Kara Ayers, is here to help us explore just how true that is for people with disabilities.
Hogg Foundation Joins Newly Created Texas Equitable Vaccine Uptake Fund
The goal of the Fund is to reduce inequities in the uptake of vaccines by supporting efforts across Texas to address vaccine equity and barriers to access.
3 Things to Know: Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
In this edition of Three Things to Know we unpack a different system of care, “gender-affirming care,” specifically for trans youth, which has recently come under attack by lawmakers across the country.
Mindfulness for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Danielle Lauricella-Ketring, a 2020 Frances Fowler Awardee, explores the effectiveness of mindfulness for women survivors of intimate partner violence. Learn more about her research.
Young and Invincible
On this episode of Into the Fold, we sit down with three people from Young Invincibles who are dedicated to amplifying the voices of youth and young adults to advance mental health policy work in Texas.
Advocacy communication in a community mental health clinic
We talked with Jesse Starkey, a 2020 Frances Fowler Awardee, about her latest research on how individuals associated with a community mental health clinic communicate about mental illness stigma.