Terrence Hibbert: I’m Honored to Join Families as Allies
I am incredibly honored (and daunted!) to step into the role of Executive Director of Families as Allies. Although I come to this role as with relevant professional experience, it…
Board Chair Stacey Spiehler: ‘Welcome Terrence Hibbert’
by Stacey Spiehler When my dear friend Joy first approached me about her retirement, and I realized it was on me to find a new executive director, I immediately felt…
Joy Hogge: ‘Go Forth and Conquer’
So many thoughts are going through my mind as I write this, my last blog post in my full-time role as executive director of Families as Allies. Even more feelings…
Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility Releases Report on IDD Services
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…
Review the HHS Budget and Let Your Mississippi Senators Know How You Feel
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…
Families are the Experts When it Comes to Medicaid and We Need Your Voices Heard
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…
Families: Please Take This Survey If the School Has Asked You to Get Your Child Evaluated
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…
Join These Medicaid Meetings this Week
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…
Our First Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Discussion Was a Success, With More To Come!
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,…
Congratulations Cateria Ward. Thanks for Your Wise Words.
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…