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Hogg Foundation Publications

Listed below are some of the publications recently published by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Many of the publications listed here are outgrowths of projects which have received Foundation grants.

Hogg Foundation Publications are categorized into the following areas:
Mental Health Public Information & Education,  Mental Health Law & Public Policy,
Mental Health Projects & Programs,  Philanthropy & Nonprofits

Downloadable Formats:
Downloading some Hogg Foundation publications requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. To access a PDF and/or HTML version, click on the link at the end of the description.

Print Formats:
Print versions of some publications are available and can be ordered via email at Hogg-Communications@austin.utexas.edu. Include the name of the publication, the quantity desired, your name, address, and a contact phone number.

The Foundation does not charge for the publications or for mailing them. However, supply is limited. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.

Mental Health Public Information & Education

Assessing Mental Health Needs In Local Communities
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 2006.
This manual outlines a comprehensive process in which to effectively plan for local community mental health services development. It is targeted to service agencies, civic planners, and community organizations that are interested in using a research-based model that may be especially appropriate for rural or underserved areas. Three research methods are highlighted: use of social indicator data, key informant interviews, and focus groups. Available in PDF version only.

Safe And Appropriate Behavioral Interventions:
Changing The Culture Of Care
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 2006
The Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar XIII focused on ways in which Texas agencies could encourage safe and appropriate alternatives to the use of seclusion and restraint. This publication grew out of the Seminar and features eight scenarios with accompanying teaching questions. A companion CD contains a PDF version of the publication and video clips of seven scenarios as well as an introduction by the Foundation's executive director. Available in PDF version only.

What Is Mental Illness?
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 2003.
Nothing can be more confusing, troubling, or complex, than being concerned that you or someone close to you may have a mental illness. What is Mental Illness? is a simple and concise brochure to answering a number of questions surrounding potential mental illnesses, where to find help, the keys to quality care, what to expect in treatment settings, or how to help a troubled loved one. The brochure also contains a contact information for a number of mental health resources and sources for further information.
PDF version (English)   PDF version (Spanish)

How Do You Choose A Helper?
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health & Texas Mental Health Liaison Group, 2002.
Understanding the complex differences between mental health professionals and therapies can be a challenge. How Do You Choose a Helper? describes the services and qualifications of different mental health professionals and gives persons seeking assistance some guidelines for choosing a counselor.
HTML version (English)   PDF version (English)   PDF version (Spanish)

Cultural Competency: A Practical Guide For Mental Health Service Providers
Delia Saldana, 2001.
In recent years, the United States, especially Texas, has witnessed a phenomenal expansion in the cultural diversity of its population.  Cultural Competency: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Service Providers offers mental health professionals a better understanding of the factors which can affect their counseling and suggests ways to improve and enrich services for their ethnically diverse clientele. PDF version

Managing Mental Illness in the Workplace
Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D., 2000.
Issues associated with mental illness in the workplace have  become more sophisticated and complex in recent years.   Managing Mental Illness in the Workplace provides both employees and supervisors with a roadmap to address these mental illness issues in ways that accommodate employees' needs while attaining organizational goals. Available in PRINT only.

Taking Care of Your Mental Health
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health & Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, 1999.
This brochure gives examples of possible mental health symptoms that may require further evaluation by a mental health professional. Descriptions of behaviors associated with major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), and schizophrenic disorders are discussed.
PDF version (English)   PDF version (Spanish)

Texas Appleseed Handbook Series: Mental Illness and Criminal Justice System
Texas Appleseed and Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
This series of four handbooks help mentally ill defendants navigate the intricacies of the Texas criminal justice system. The books are designed to inform both attorneys and individuals about a mentally ill defendant’s rights, options, and resources should they be arrested for a criminal offense within the state of Texas.

The publications arose from Texas Appleseed's Fair Defense Report: Analysis of Indigent Defense Practices in Texas, which detailed the frustratingly inadequate representation of mentally ill defendants. Two of the handbooks address the needs of attorneys. Both Mental Illness, Your Client, and the Criminal Law (PDF) and Juvenile Practice Is Not Child’s Play (PDF) provide detailed descriptions of the best ways to prepare their clients through the steps of incarceration, assessment, and trial. For individuals and families, the other two handbooks—Finding Help When You're in Trouble With the Law (PDF) and Navigating the Juvenile Justice System in Texas (PDF), are easy-to-understand guides explaining the rules, rights, and expectations people should have when a mentally ill defendant is in incarcerated.

Legislative Update: A Citizen's Guide to the Mental Health-Related Actions of the 78th Texas Legislature
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 2004.
Legislative Update: A Citizen’s Guide to the Mental Health-RelatedActions of the 78th Texas Legislature describes the changes of how the state provides mental health services—and who is eligible for them—as a result of the restructuring of the state’s health and human service agencies. Legislative Update seeks to help laypersons navigate the complexities of the legislative process by drawing upon the expertise of the state’s leading mental health agencies and service organizations to contextualize and understand the scope of the changes. Participating in this edition of the Legislative Update were the Mental Health Association in Texas, Advocacy, Inc., the Texas Federation of Families, the Texas Mental Health Consumers, Capacity for Justice, and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. PDF version

Juvenile Justice and Mental Health: Appropriate Assistance, Breaking Barriers, Collaborating Communities
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 2003
This publication grew out of the Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar XII which focused on promoting coordination and collaboration of juvenile justice agencies, local and state law enforcement, mental health officials, and community members in effectively identifying, treating, and supervising juvenile offenders with emotional disturbances in a manner that promotes public safety, public health, and institutional order while maximizing available resources.
Available in PDF version only.

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Holtzman Inkblot Technique Research Guide: An Annotated Bibliography
Jon D. Swartz, Ph.D., Robert C. Reinehr, Ph.D.,Wayne H. Holtzman, Ph.D., Revised, 1999.
One of the leading psychometric assessment tools in the world, the Holtzman Inkblot Technique has been featured in more than 800 publications. The Holtzman Inkblot Technique Research Guide: An Annotated Bibliography is a completely revised and updated overview of work with the HIT to date. Available in PRINT only.

Single Parenthood: Implications for American Society
Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., 1997.
This publication focuses on one of the most  significant changes in family structure in the latter half of the twentieth century: the single-parent family unit. The author expresses the challenges this nontraditional family structure holds for this country's children and presents his case for support resources for families, single parents, and children. HTML version or PDF version

Keeping Latino Youth in School
Harriet D. Romo, Ph.D., Toni Falbo, Ph.D., 1996.
This publication highlights a study of at-risk Latino youth and their history of succeeding or dropping out from high school. Significant factors and issues faced by Latino students and their families are described and explained through interview data, discussions with school personnel, and examinations of school policies and records. This research offers information and ideas about the factors that contribute to a serious problem in our nation's schools and communities. HTML version or PDF version

Home Is Where The Hope Is
Marion Tolbert Coleman, Ph.D., 1996.
When planners of an urban program for battered women and their children faced a lack of shelter space, they decided to meet the challenge with an intervention that was used in the early days of serving abused children and battered women??home placement.  The outcome was "Safe Homes," a project to meet the needs of families of domestic abuse.  HTML version or PDF version

Aging Parents and the Dilemmas of their Children
Bert Kruger Smith,Jacqueline Lelong & Bettina Adelberg,1990.
When middle-aged sons and daughters become caregivers to elderly parents or relatives, life changes for everyone involved. Aging Parents and Dilemmas Of Their Children shares some of the emotional and behavioral changes experienced by the caregiver and the individual receiving care, as well as changes in health, living arrangements, and family interactions. HTML version or PDF version

A Good Age
Bert Kruger Smith, 1990.
 A Good Age discusses how several Austin-area community agencies, dedicated to serving the senior population, joined forces to centralize their programs for the benefit of their city's aging citizens and their families. This publication shows some of the expectations and struggles of planners, along with descriptions of the varied activities carried out by the Austin Groups for the Elderly. HTML version or PDF version

Doing More for Doing More for More: Hispanic Issues for Texas and the Nation
Henry Cisneros, 1989.
One of the Hogg Foundation's major concerns is the mental health needs of people of color. In the 1988 annual meeting of the Independent Sector, Mr. Henry Cisneros' speech addresses the varies issues surrounding Hispanic Texans and their communities. PDF version

The Ima Hogg Foundation: Miss Ima's Legacy to the Children of Houston
Ralph E. Culler, III and Wayne H. Holtzman, 1990.
A brief history of Miss Ima Hogg's life and the foundation that bears her name are discussed in this 36-page booklet. Many of the grant recipients of the first 14 years and descriptions of their programs or projects are highlighted. PDF version

Civic Link: A Guide to Civic Relations and Community Advocacy
Jeff Patterson, M.A., 2003.
Community relations is important component to any public service organization or agency. Integrating your organization into the community demonstrates that your organization is a good and valued neighbor and allows you to be proactive in addressing community concerns. Civic Link offers suggestions for nonprofit agencies on working together to develop creative solutions that maximize their human and civic potential. When people work together, great things happen.
Available in PDF version only.

Media Link: A Practical Guide to Media Relations
Jeff Patterson, M.A., 2000.
Promoting your organization and the work that you are doing is  important to your success.  Media Link: A Practical Guide To Media Relations provides some of the basics needed to successfully plan and communicate your organization's message to the media. Available in PDF version only.