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…
Thank You, Texans Care for Children!
by Ike Evans Not only are the Hogg Policy Fellows doing admirable work in the area of mental health policy reform and advocacy, but through the Hogg Mental Health Policy Academy they also function as a learning community with a shared pool of experiences and...
Barbara Granger: Amplifying the Family Voice
by Ike Evans It is now accepted wisdom that caregivers are sorely tested by the mental health challenges of their loved ones, as well as by the need to navigate the maze of services and supports that are intended to help. A lot more needs to be said, however, about...
So You Want to Impact Mental Health Stigma? Here is Your Chance!
A recent Huffington Post blog post titled We Are People -- Not Addicts, Criminals, Inmates, and Convicts by Jag Davies of the Drug Policy Alliance highlighted that today, many media outlets (including some of the most respected and recognized outlets), continue to...
Will Your Implementation Plan Be Successful? Only If You Pay Attention to the White Space
A fellow colleague, Robert Ferguson of the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, recently posted a Health Affairs blog post commenting on an October 2014 Health Affairs article titled, “Few ACOs Pursue Innovative Models That Integrate Care for Mental Illness And...
Why We Need to Abandon the Disease Model of Mental Health Care
A thought-provoking read in Scientific American by Peter Kinderman, a distinguished professor of clinical psychology at the University of Liverpool, who challenges the disease model of mental illness. He argues that mental health services should be based on the...
Hogg Foundation and CPPP Hosting Forum on Forensic Peer Support
by Lynda Frost The growing emergence of certified peer specialists as mainstays of the behavioral health care system is one of the most important and exciting developments in 21st century behavioral health. Forensic peer support, which seeks to integrate the...