by Alison Mohr Boleware | Feb 10, 2016 | Hogg Blog
Fact: we need more mental health professionals in Texas. As of October 2015, 205 out of the 254 Texas counties fall under the designation of a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). That leaves over 3 million Texans in a county without a single psychiatrist. While...
by Rick Ybarra | Jan 28, 2016 | Blog, Hogg Blog
Happy 2016! It is an exciting time indeed! Presidential debates, political agendas in play, international and domestic issues front and center, major decisions that will impact the lives of all Americans…and none more important than health care reform! I’d like to...
by Alison Mohr Boleware | Jan 6, 2016 | Hogg Blog
All to frequently, there is another incident in Texas highlighting how the criminal justice system is in need of serious reform, especially for individuals in the system who are facing poverty or living with a mental illness. The public is now more aware of systemic...
by Ike Evans | Apr 25, 2015 | Hogg Blog
by Ike Evans On the Hogg Foundation website, there are currently six policy briefs that were each authored by a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin. What else do they have in common? All of the students recently completed an interdisciplinary...
by Ike Evans | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Hogg Blog
We are incredibly excited to announce that on Mar. 17, 2015, the Hogg Foundation was officially commended in a Texas Senate resolution (SR 267) commemorating our 75th anniversary and recognizing the foundation’s contributions to Texas mental health since its...