The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is excited to award $2 million in grant funding over two years for eleven nonprofit advocacy organizations to hire in-house policy fellows. The fellows will participate in the foundation’s Mental Health Policy Fellow and Policy Academy initiative.   Nonprofit advocacy organizations often have the potential to impact public policy, however, many are constrained by limited budget and staff capacity. In 2010, the Hogg Foundation launched the Mental Health Policy Fellow and Policy Academy initiative to address these challenges.   Throughout ..read more

 Jack Brown, PeerFest Planning Committee member and podcast guest host. PeerFest 2024, an educational and celebratory event for Texans who have faced mental health challenges and are on a journey to wellness, took place April 15-18 in Grapevine, Texas. Recorded onsite during the event, this episode of Into the Fold features two keynote speakers who each in his own way captures the spirit of PeerFest and exemplify why the Hogg Foundation is proud to be associated with this empowering convening.  Guest host Jack Brown, a member of the PeerFest 2024 planning committee, sits down with Peer ..read more

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is excited to announce the 2024 recipients of the Reliable Flexible Funding for Mental health and Well-being (RFF) grants. The foundation will invest $5 million over 5 years in reliable, flexible funding to multiple historically under-resourced community-based mental health organizations. The RFF grants are unique in that they provide flexible funding, in contrast to many grants that provide funding that is restricted to specific projects pre-determined by the philanthropic entity. In addition, the RFF grants focus on supporting organizations that serve co ..read more

Author, educator, and psychologist Dr. Melvin P. Sikes was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the renowned unit of African American fighter pilots who flew during World War II. After the war, he embarked on a career in academic psychology that eventually led him to the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a professor of education psychology and a one-time member of the Hogg Foundation’s National Advisory Council. For Black History Month, we are taking a look back at this remarkable man and his impact.  Today on Into the Fold, we’re drawing from the Hogg Foundation archives to share ..read more

Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., Hogg Foundation executive director The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health launched the Hogg Policy Academy and Policy Fellows grant initiative in 2010 with the goal of bolstering the mental health and substance use policy workforce to make long-term systems change. As noted in this blog post, the 2024-26 Policy Academy and Fellows grants will be the first to take place after some important changes to the program. For the first time, we are piloting a state-level focus on children, youth and family mental health, with a preference given to organizations located in ..read more

  2024 National Day of Racial Healing team leaders The National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) is an annual, nationwide observance that takes place on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Events across the country engage families, schools, businesses, and communities in racial healing activities with the goal of creating a more just and equitable future for our children.    In January 2024, the Hogg Foundation celebrated its second annual NDORH event in partnership with Austin Justice Coalition, a local nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life fo ..read more

This blog post was guest authored by Angela Ott, former Hogg Policy Fellow.  Background In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE). This allowed individuals, new moms, children, and families to receive continuous Medicaid and CHIP coverage without the need to renew their Medicaid coverage. Source: GoodRx Prior to the PHE, eligibility documentation was required to be provided annually. The PHE from the COVID-19 pandemic extended coverage until March 31, 2023. Since then, each ..read more

In observance of the 2024 National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH), Austin Justice Coalition (AJC), a dedicated organization committed to creating positive change in our community, together with the Hogg Foundation, will host a special community event on Sunday, January 14th, 2024, at Northeast Early College High School, 7104 Berkman Drive, from 11AM – 4PM. Admission is free. The National Day of Racial Healing is an annual, nation-wide observance taking place on the Tuesday that follows Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Events across the country engage families, schools, businesses, and communit ..read more

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Mindful Philanthropy This article is one in a series spotlighting the co-signers of our 2020 Declaration of Racism as a Mental Health Crisis. Throughout the series we will be looking at the ways they are working to eliminate barriers and achieve mental health equity. The Hogg Foundation’s 2020 public pronouncement of racism as a mental health crisis took a critical step forward in acknowledging the detrimental effects of racism on mental well-being. In it we assert that racism impacts not only the health of the social environment but also the personal health of people of color. Imposing a chr ..read more