Mississippi Mental Health in the News
Mississippi news organizations have published quite a bit of news about the state's mental health system over the past few weeks. We have gathered several articles for your review. Some…
Columbus Dispatch: Disability Rights Mississippi Fights for Mental Health Incident Reports
The U.S. Congress funds "protect and advocate" (or "P&A") organizations in every state, which offer advocacy services to individuals with disabilities. Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) is that organization in Mississippi. DRMS is…
Legislative Update for February 15, 2022
Families as Allies is tracking these bills related to mental health, disabilities and children. The list sorts bills according to their content areas: mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, special health…
Early Childhood Report Released
On January 28, the Child Health & Development Project: Mississippi Thrive!, Mississippi Families for Kids, and Families as Allies facilitated a virtual event to share the results of a statewide survey of early childhood…
‘Peace of Mind with Taraji’ offers Authentic Mental Health Discussions in the Black Community
Black History Month is so important that it should last all year. We at Families as Allies have been discussing ways to use this month to remind ourselves to continue…
Legislative Update for February 9, 2022
These are bills related to mental health, disabilities and children that Families as Allies is tracking. The list sorts bills according to their content areas: mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile…
Getting Ready to Employ Parent Peer Supporters
We are thankful for the growing statewide interest in parent peer support, both within and beyond the mental health system. Parent peer supporters use their lived experience raising a child…
Legislative Update for February 3, 2022
The Mississippi State Legislature introduced over 2,000 bills in this year's legislative session, and Lt. Governor Hosemann and Speaker Gunn then assigned these bills to committees. The deadline for bills to be…
Check Out Our New Parent Peer Support Brochure!
We are excited to share our new parent peer support outreach brochure with you. It can be shared digitally, downloaded or printed. We are also happy to mail you as…
Action Alert: Important Family Survey
The National Federation of Families is inviting you to participate in the second edition of the “How is School Affecting Children’s and Families’ Mental Health During COVID-19” survey. The survey…