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…

Rick Ybarra
Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Program Summary The Hogg Foundation launched the Texas Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group in 2007. The group’s members include mental health consumers, family members, advocates and representatives of private and public agencies. They have the...

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Program Summary The Hogg Foundation launched the Texas Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group in 2007. The group’s members include mental health consumers, family members, advocates and representatives of private and public agencies. They have the...

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Program Summary The Hogg Foundation also launched the Texas Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group in 2007. The group’s members include mental health consumers, family members, advocates and representatives of private and public agencies. They have the...

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Program Summary The Hogg Foundation also launched and facilitates the Texas Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group. Formed in 2007, the group’s members include mental health consumers, family members, advocates and representatives of private and public...

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction

Program Summary The East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (ETCMHR) launched in 2010 as a pilot program to build leadership in mental health, recovery and wellness, and to increase consumer and family involvement in the Texas mental health system. The pilot...