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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is celebrating |
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its 75th anniversary in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, This beneficial organization was first established |
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in 1940 as the Hogg Foundation for Mental Hygiene at The University |
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of Texas at Austin by Ima and Mike Hogg, the children of former |
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Texas governor James S. Hogg; it was initially led by prominent |
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sociologist Robert Lee Sutherland, and its staff made hundreds of |
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visits to small Texas towns to disseminate emerging ideas about |
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mental health; and |
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WHEREAS, The foundation began serving the needs of military |
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troops and their families after the outbreak of World War II, and as |
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its endowment grew, it expanded into grant giving, research, and |
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policy development, with a particular emphasis on services for |
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children and the establishment of a modern mental health |
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infrastructure; in the 1940s and 1950s, the Hogg Foundation worked |
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behind the scenes to improve conditions in the state's system of |
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hospitals for people with mental illness, and it played a key role |
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in the creation of the state mental health board, the mental health |
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code, and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental |
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Retardation; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 1960s, the foundation addressed such |
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societal problems as mental health on campus, and it implemented a |
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nationally influential student counseling program that included a |
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24-7 suicide prevention phone hotline and other innovations; during |
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subsequent decades, the organization became involved in programs |
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for the education and training of mental health professionals and |
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public information initiatives; moreover, Ima Hogg bequeathed |
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funds for a separate endowment to support mental health services in |
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Harris County; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1970s, the foundation established the |
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Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy at the UT School |
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of Social Work as well as a biennial series of seminars, and it |
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later launched the School of the Future project to benefit students |
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in lower-income schools in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San |
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Antonio; under current executive director Dr. Octavio N. Martinez |
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Jr., the organization has focused on transforming the mental health |
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workforce, enhancing public policy, and promoting dialogue and |
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learning; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hogg Foundation has made a tremendous impact in |
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the field of mental health over the past 75 years, and its |
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accomplishments have benefited innumerable people in the Lone Star |
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State and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Hogg |
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Foundation for Mental Health and extend to all those associated |
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with this noteworthy organization sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Burkett |
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Coleman |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 472 was adopted by the House on March |
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5, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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