Hogg Foundation Blog
Get news, insights and ideas related to our initiatives and the state of mental health in Texas.
Hogg History: The State Hospital Reform Movement of the 1950s
Not long after the Hogg Foundation was established in 1940, Texas was swept up in the growing movement to reform neglected state asylums.
Texas Legislature Preview: 2023
Our policy team speaks about what to expect from the upcoming session and mental health policy work in politically polarized times.
A Vision for the Future: Policy Priorities, 2023-2024
We support research and learning, practice and implementation, and policy initiatives to achieve this vision.
2022: The Year in Podcasts
Our podcast is a way for us to influence dialogue and learn more about mental health and well-being. Let’s take a look back at the episodes of 2022.
My Husband, My Hero
I swore I was destined to be alone. I watched my mother get married to the same man with a different face four times and each marriage ended in disaster.
Leaving Money on the Table for Mental Health and Community Well-being Isn’t an Option
In the 2020 U.S. Census, Texas is estimated to have had a 1.9 percent undercount, a potential loss of $1.9 billion per year for the state – and over $19 billion over the next decade.
Pizza! Pizza! Read All About It!
“Pizza” is probably not the first word that comes to mind when recalling the recent pandemic and its profound effects on the state of a family’s mental health.
Black Family Mental Health 2020
I sat in my writing room with my headphones on in hopes of drowning out the sounds of everyone’s Zoom meetings. I was miserable from all our family togetherness.
Highlights from a Royal Visit
In September, Bastrop played host to an extraordinary gathering. Hogg staff, community leaders, and international mental health leaders met with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.