March Policy Update

Mississippi legislators voted last week to suspend the session in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Speaker Gunn and Lt. Governor Hosemann will decide when the legislators come back. Before they suspended the session, we were monitoring two bills that were in the Senate Public Health and Welfare committee. One passed out of committee and one did not.

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World Health Organization: Mental Health Considerations for COVID-19 Outbreak

WHO and public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress in the population. These mental health considerations were developed by the Mental Health Department as support for mental and psychological well-being during COVID-19 outbreak.

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