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…
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...
Wellbeing: A Bottom Line Issue for High Performing Organizations and for our Health Care System
by Rick Ybarra Ok, I’ll admit it. I read the Harvard Business Review. I am fascinated with business models, new concepts, innovations and the cutting edge in business science. I also see how these concepts and applications can easily transfer to our health care...
Shared Learning: What Primary Care Can Learn from Behavioral Health
Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, MD is a primary care physician and Executive Director of Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. He is best known for his ground-breaking and innovative work in “hotspotting,” the concept of lowering medical costs by providing the neediest...
Eliminating Health Disparities through Culturally and Linguistically Centered Integrated Health Care: Consensus Statements, Recommendations, and Key Strategies from the Field
by Rick Ybarra and Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. We are excited to share with you a manuscript just published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (May, 2014) highlighting the Hogg Foundation’s work with the Office of Minority Health resulting in...