by Ike Evans | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog, Hogg Blog
Context for policymakers as they work to strengthen the mental health system in Texas.
by Hogg Staff | May 10, 2017 | Blog, Hogg Blog, Podcast
“Coming out of the criminal system, for many, means starting over with nothing,” Zarate says. “Our objective is to reduce hospitalization, reduce recidivism, and have them be successful in re-entering the community.” The more we learn, the more obvious it seems that...
by Ike Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog, Hogg Blog, Podcast
“We have reason to be hopeful about where we’re at on mental health in this legislative session,” says Greg Hansch, public policy director for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Texas. The Hogg Foundation recently released its list of policy priorities for...
by Ike Evans | Jan 10, 2017 | Hogg Blog
The House Select Committee on Mental Health released their widely anticipated committee report last week. This report lays out the process the committee used to carry out Speaker Joe Straus’ charge to conduct a full review of the Texas mental health system, as well as...
by Ike Evans | Sep 7, 2016 | Blog
The 2014-2016 Hogg Mental Health Policy Fellow cohort recently celebrated the end of their tenure in July. The fellows made great strides in the Texas policy arena in a variety of topic areas like the mental health workforce, substance use co-occurrence, services for...
