In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.
Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…
Eliminating Behavioral Health Disparities through Integrated Health Care
Policy Recommendation: Eliminating Behavioral Health Disparities through Integrated Health Care Background The goal of integrating health care for racial and ethnic minority populations and people with limited English proficiency is to improve their health and...
Policy Recommendation: Addressing the Texas Mental Health Workforce Shortage
Policy Recommendation: Addressing the Texas Mental Health Workforce Shortage Introduction People experiencing mental illness can achieve recovery and wellness when appropriate mental health services and supports are available. Through recovery, they can live...
Policy Recommendation: Self-Directed Mental Health Service Delivery
Policy Recommendation: Self-Directed Mental Health Service Delivery Recommendation The Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services should develop a pilot for self-directed mental health services in the integrated managed care...
Texas Recovery Movement
Texas Recovery Movement To coincide with the 2013 Alternatives Conference, we produced this short piece on the emerging "Texas Recovery Movement." It provides an overview of what "recovery" means, who is part of the movement in Texas, and how the foundation conceives...
Policy Recommendation: Expanding Mental Health Peer Support Services
Policy Recommendation: Expanding Mental Health Peer Support Services Recommendation HHSC and DSHS will identify and implement changes needed to expand the use of certified peer specialists in the provision of mental health services in Texas. This should include, but...
New Wellness Center in East Austin Will Serve Communities with Disproportionate Burdens of Mental Illness
(Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., executive director of the Hogg Foundaton for Mental Health, speaks at the press conference announcing the partnership between Huston-Tillotson University and Dell Medical School. To his immediate left is Dr. Larry Earvin, president of...