Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

09/08/2026

As part of Texas’ settlement, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram will apply stricter age verification measures and institute a daily two-hour limit for teens.

As part of Texas’ settlement, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram will apply stricter age verification measures and institute a daily two-hour limit for teens.

09/08/2026

Take our survey and you could win one of ten $20 gift cards!!

We are assessing our communications, and want to hear from you!

Please complete this survey by Tuesday, September 15, 11:59 p.m. so we may better understand the types of information you value, how you prefer to receive communications from us, and how you think we can have a greater impact through our work in communications.

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09/03/2026

U.S. District Judge David Ezra on Thursday denied the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s request to stay a sweeping July ruling that found the state’s prolonged detention of defendants awaiting competency restoration violates their constitutional rights.

A federal judge rejected Texas’ bid to pause a 21-day competency restoration mandate as Bexar County defendants face up to 229-day waits.

09/02/2026

Pregnancy-related mental health conditions are common, but provider shortages, insurance barriers, and uneven access leave many Central Texas mothers struggling to find care.

Provider shortages, insurance barriers and uneven access leave many Central Texas mothers struggling to find care.

09/01/2026

📣 Young adults: your voice belongs in the conversation about mental health.

The Hogg Foundation is looking for two young leaders to join its National Advisory Council and help shape conversations about mental health, policy, systems change and community well-being.

You may be a great fit if you:

✨ Are 18–26 and live outside Texas
✨ Bring personal, family or community experience with mental health, trauma or recovery
✨ Are involved in advocacy, education, research, service or peer support
✨ Care about creating healthier, stronger communities

Members receive an honorarium, and travel is covered for the annual in-person meeting. This is a five-year opportunity to bring your perspective to the table—and make sure young people are represented there.

📅 Apply by September 28, 2026
📩 Send your cover letter and résumé/CV to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
🔗 [Learn more and view full eligibility details](https://hogg.utexas.edu/call-for-interest-national-advisory-council)

Know someone who would be perfect for this? Send this their way!

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is seeking two new members for its National Advisory Council (NAC). The foundation's current need is for young adults leaders in mental health.

09/01/2026

This toolkit encourages people with lived experience to engage in advocacy while using a trauma-informed lens to take care of themselves and tell their stories. https://bit.ly/4im80qO

Using lived experience to engage in advocacy while using a trauma-informed lens to take care of themselves and their stories.

08/31/2026

FREE webinar this week: Introduction to Project Budgets. Designed for organizations unfamiliar with the fundraising planning process, this training provides basic steps for developing a fundraising plan. https://bit.ly/4i4MKcg

08/31/2026

By singing about highly specific yet universal human struggles, using positive rather than divisive language, Dolly reminds us of the one identity we all share: Our humanity.

Parton brought people together in a polarized era.

08/29/2026

"Until these treatments become more accessible, improvements in functioning in mild to more severe forms of the illness will be poorer than they should be, and people with schizophrenia will fall short of their potential for living richer and more satisfying lives."

Novel treatments include mental exercises to boost cognitive function, as well as strategies that help people with schizophrenia understand the emotions of others.

08/28/2026

"Science museums are increasingly becoming emotional sites where difficult issues, including mental health, can be approached." https://bit.ly/4xYyfvd

Across the world, science museums are beginning to join conversations and develop work about mental health.