The Mississippi Legislature created the Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility position in 2020, tasked with these duties: To perform a comprehensive review of Mississippi's mental health system. To analyze and…
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its recommendations for the budget year that begins October 1, 2026. Congress will now consider these recommendations. The report…
At Families as Allies, we believe families are experts in their own lives, and that policymaking is strongest when the people most affected are at the table. In our April…
Last month, we shared that one of the most common reasons families call Families as Allies' Parent Concern Line (601-608-7525) is because someone at their child's school has told them…
Mississippi's Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Council (MBAC) will meet on Friday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Cobb Conference Center inside the Walter Sillers Building at 550 High…
Families as Allies recently launched a new virtual discussion series focused on a "patient-oriented" approach to how research—and ultimately services—work for children and families across Mississippi. In our first session,…
Today, Cateria Ward finished her internship with Families as Allies, and we wish her the very best in her future! Cateria is pursuing a bachelor's degree in social work from…
In 1970, the Autism Society established April as Autism Awareness Month to help people recognize the signs of autism and learn more about what it is like to live with…
At the National Federation of Families (NFF), this year’s focus—“The Urgency of Now – Ending Isolation by Creating Effective Community Ecosystems”—reflects the belief that children, youth, and families are best…
Almost every county in Mississippi has a Multidisciplinary Assessment and Planning (MAP) Team, often known more informally as "Making a Plan" teams. State law designates MAP Teams as the single…