We at Families as Allies are pleased to see the recent report by the Surgeon General, "Parents Under Pressure," which shines a much-needed light on the profound impact parenting can have…
Over the past few weeks, we shared information about Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) in schools with you as part of our recommendations to the legislative K-12 Mental Health Task…
On August 28, Drew Snyder, executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, appointed Joy Hogge, executive director of Families as Allies, to the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) as a…
The Mississippi State Legislature passed Senate Bill 2727 during its 2024 regular session. This law establishes the Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force for 2024. The law requires the Task Force…
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health shared the following this week: "On June 21, 2024, DMH filed proposed revisions to the 2020 DMH Operational Standards with the Secretary of State's…
Last week, we shared this quote with you in discussing the role of school counselors: "We appreciated all the speakers who spoke to the task force but were particularly struck…
Below are the highlights of the written feedback Families as Allies submitted to the K-12 Mental Health Task Force in conjunction with Executive Director Joy Hogge's verbal feedback in the…
The Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force held its third set of meetings on Wednesday, August 7, and Thursday, August 8. You can watch the livestream of the meetings on the Senate YouTube channel.…
The federal government mandates that every state has a panel to advise the state education department about special education services. The panel must include parents. Mississippi’s panel meets IN PERSON…
Each year, our calls increase when school starts as families try to figure out how to deal with special education issues. We shared these suggestions and resources in August 2023, which remain…