Toolkits and Publications

Resources to help you improve mental health in everyday life.

Language Matters thumbnailLanguage Matters in Mental Health

The words we use shape how we see the world–and ourselves. The words we choose and the meanings we attach to them influence our decisions, beliefs, and well-being. We have a choice in the words we use to describe ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Lived Experience Storytelling: Primer for Advocacy

This toolkit encourages people with lived experience to engage in advocacy while using a trauma-informed lens to take care of themselves and their stories.

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Texas Mental Health Guide

A Guide to Understanding Mental Health Systems & Services in Texas helps you navigate pressing policy issues, funding, and programs.

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Policy Recommendations 2025-26 cover2025 Policy Recommendations

Policy recommendations that include funding and support for mental health promotion through prevention, early intervention, and access.

Archives handout front thumbnailArchives Handout

Learn more about the Hogg archives and collections.

Impact Report cover art2024 Impact Report

This report will give you a glimpse into the last two years in the life of Texas’s premier mental health funder, as well as a look at a few of the dynamic individuals and organizations who have contributed to our success.

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Individuals with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities - cover thumbnailMeeting the Mental Health Needs of Individuals with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities

Despite promising efforts to expand services for individuals with IDD and mental health concerns, there are still sizable gaps in services. 

Document cover: A Retrospective on a Decade of InvestmentPolicy Fellow Retrospective

We take a look back at our decade of investment in the Mental Health Policy Academy and Policy Fellow Initiative.