Episode 116: Young and Invincible

June 16, 2021 00:42:56
Episode 116: Young and Invincible
Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health
Episode 116: Young and Invincible

Jun 16 2021 | 00:42:56

/

Show Notes

At the close of the first session of the Texas legislature to take place during the time of COVID, which had an enormous agenda to cover at breakneck speed, one thing is abundantly clear: meaningful engagement with public policy is challenging work. On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with three people dedicated to amplifying the voices of youth and young adults to advance mental health policy work in Texas. Our guests Río Gonzalez, Aurora Harris, and Raquel Murphy are part of Young Invincibles, a national organization with a Texas branch that is one of the Hogg Foundation’s newest grantees of its Policy Academy and Fellows Program, which aims to increase individuals’ and organizations’ capacity to advance mental health policy in Texas while also increasing the consumer voice in policy development and implementation.

Other Episodes

Episode

December 11, 2018 00:25:20
Episode Cover

Episode 72: Reflections from the African American Faith-Based Initiative Grantees

Why would a secular foundation enter into a partnership with faith organizations? In the words of one our guests, Dr. Brenda Richardson Rowe, "Mental...

Listen

Episode

May 11, 2021 00:52:07
Episode Cover

Episode 113: Vaccine Equity and Trust

The term “vaccine hesitancy” is all the rage—but does it adequately explain what is going on in the minds of those who are “hesitant”...

Listen

Episode

June 14, 2016 00:26:59
Episode Cover

Into the Fold, Episode 25: Hogg History, Part 2: Circuit Riders for Mental Health

William S. Bush is a professor of history at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. His forthcoming book is "Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg...

Listen