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…
Miss Ima Through the Eyes of A Friend
Miss Ima Hogg was an extraordinary woman for the state of Texas and for the advancement of mental health, and we could not be more proud that she is the founder of our organization. Because of our fascination with Miss Ima, we love learning new things about her so we...
Recap: Great Webinar on Financing Integrated Health Care
Our minds and bodies are inseparable, yet all too often our health care system treats them separately. To support the state and national movement toward integrated health care (IHC), Hogg Foundation Program Officer Rick Ybarra teamed up with national expert Kathleen...
The Criminalization of Mental Illness
A recent article in Psychiatric News highlighted the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that California must reduce its prison population due to substandard general and mental health care. The ruling indicated that substandard care violates the Eighth Amendment’s...
Yes, you can finance integrated health care in Texas!
It’s a common misconception that federally qualified health centers in Texas can’t bill for two services in one day because federal Medicaid rules won’t allow it. Participants in the Hogg Foundation’s Financing Integrated Health Care webinar learned that this belief...
The Consequences of Untreated Mental Illness: New Study Takes a Comprehensive Look at Public Funding and Services
The city of Houston loses more than $5.6 billion every year in total productivity and annual earnings as a result of serious mental illness. This statistic comes as part of a new study on the consequences of untreated mental illness from the Mental Health Policy...
Social Workers: Unsung Heroes of Health Care
A recent Huffington Post article confirms what we already know about the important role of social workers and the value they contribute as members of the health care workforce. In many respects, social workers are the "unsung heroes" of our health care system –...