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…
“Normalcy” for Children and Youth in Foster Care
Children living in foster care placements are often denied opportunities for normalcy – the opportunity to participate in age appropriate activities that are normally available to children and youth as they grow (e.g. participating in extracurricular activities,...
Self-Directed Service Delivery Options for Mental Health Services
Self-directed service delivery options are an important component of a recovery-oriented system of care. While consumer-direction has been available in most other disability service and support programs, the state has been slow to embed consumer/self-direction in the...
Child Relinquishment
SB 44 (83rd) brought much needed attention to the reality that some families are forced to relinquish their child to state conservatorship in order to get their child the intensive mental health services he or she needs. SB 44 required a study to develop...
Mental Health Services for People in and Recently Released from Jail
In 2013, Individuals who had previously received public mental health services constituted up to 40 percent of bookings in Texas county jails.[i] City and county jails are legally required to provide needed medical services, including mental health services, to...
Creation of a Forensic Director Position at the Department of State Health Services
The number of people with serious mental illness and criminal or juvenile justice involvement has increased dramatically, and justice systems are challenged in providing services indirectly related to their core security mission. Mental health systems are swamped with...
Mental Health Services for Individuals with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
The rate of mental health conditions for those with IDD is significantly higher than for the general population. Research findings vary widely, with prevalence rates for co-morbidity of IDD and mental health conditions ranging from 13.9% to 75.2%.[i] Unfortunately,...