Families as Allies is doing a series of trainings on the Procedural Safeguards, or as they are subtitled and we encourage families to think about them, Your Family’s Special Education Rights. These rights apply…
We have been posting regularly on the status of the U.S. v State of Mississippi mental health lawsuit, which the State lost in September 2019. Since we last posted about the lawsuit, there…
This week is the last week of the 2021 legislative session. The last day of the session, also known as Sine Die, is this Saturday, April 4th. Legislators have been…
We’ve been updating you on our progress to reestablish the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth, also known as the ICCCY. The ICCCY is authorized in statute to oversee and…
We typically finalize our plans for the weekly edition of the Ally in our Monday morning staff meeting. This Monday morning we shared our horror in response to the shootings…
Families as Allies is doing a five-month-long series looking at the Procedural Safeguards. The Safeguards describe your rights if you think your child might need special education services or if…
This week Joy Hogge, executive director of Mississippi Families as Allies, sat down for a chat with Wendy Bailey, the newly appointed executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental…
Last month on February 22nd Judge Carlton Reeves held a status conference in the US v. State of Mississippi mental health lawsuit. During the conference, both parties spoke about various…
Families as Allies has been a partner with UMMC’s CHAMP Project since 2019. We believe that our children should be able to get help in the places they already are – for example,…
We shared with you last month how appreciative we are that Wendy Bailey, the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, approached Families as Allies about working together…