Mental Health Policy Project Grants

Recognizing the critical role that policy work can have in improving mental health in Texas, the Hogg Foundation in 2008 began awarding grants for policy projects that address timely, meaningful mental health policy issues in Texas.

Projects must tackle important issues that are likely to lead to improvements in mental health policies affecting Texas residents. The foundation also considers the extent to which projects address diversity or health disparity issues and involve mental health consumers and their families.

Policy projects funded by the Hogg Foundation have garnered the attention of policy makers at the state and national levels, resulting in positive changes in mental health policies affecting people with mental health conditions in Texas.

2011 Grants

Blueprint for coordinating Bexar County’s mental health system, Bexar County Commissioners Court
State policies affecting children with dual diagnoses of developmental disabilities and mental illness, EveryChild, Inc.
Updating the Texas Mental Health Code, Texas Appleseed
Advocacy council of youth with mental illness in the juvenile justice system, Texas Network of Youth Services

2009 Grants

Boarding home regulations, Mental Health America of Texas
Public services for young people with mental illness transitioning to adulthood, Texas Network of Youth Services
Loss of public benefits after employment, Advocates of Abilene, Inc. (See video and booklet.)
Medicaid funding for mental health services, Mental Health Policy Analysis Collaborative

2008 Grants

Texas child care licensing standards, Texas Association for Infant Mental Health
Transformation of regional behavioral health system, Harris County Healthcare Alliance
Mental health needs of prison exonerees, Mental Health Policy Initiative for Texas Exonerees at the University of Texas at Arlington
Youths of color in juvenile justice systems, Southwest Key Programs, Inc.
Emergency psychiatric treatment at Austin area hospitals, Advocacy, Inc.
Lack of mental health care in immigration detention facilities, Texas Appleseed

Feature Stories

June 2009: New State Laws Provide Mental Health Care for Exonerees
June 2009: Detainees With Mental Illness: A Growing Challenge for Immigration Courts

Contact

Program Officer Colleen Horton, (512) 471-2988