Our Mission
Empower the community through mental health education, advocacy, and connection to care.
Our Vision
We envision a future where mental health is prioritized, and every person lives a life of dignity, resilience, and hope.
Mental Health America of Greater Houston, established in 1954 by philanthropist Ima Hogg, is the area’s longest-serving mental health education and advocacy organization.
WHAT WE DO
- Education and training
- Connection to care
- Children’s mental health
- Peer support
- Workplace wellness
- Workforce development
- Advocacy
- Suicide Prevention Training
- Veterans services
Mental illness affects all members of the Greater Houston area in some way; according to a report issued by the University of Texas School of Public Health, more than 30% of Houstonians are within the close social network of a person with a severe mental illness. Families, schools, and businesses are all benefiting from our work which increases access to health and human services that aim at prevention, early intervention, and treatment of behavioral disorders and mental illness.
Ima Hogg (Circa 1900)
Known as the “First Lady of Texas,” Ima Hogg was the only daughter of Texas governor James Stephen Hogg. As an early advocate of mental health, she had a simple yet profound vision, “to provide a mental health program for the people of Texas.” MHA of Greater Houston presents an annual Ima Hogg Award “to an individual or couple who have advanced mental health causes.”
Ima Hogg (Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Houston)
