Commenting on MDMH Standards: MAP Teams and Peer Support
Making A Plan (MAP) Teams are local interagency groups that include and partner with families to be the single point of entry into the system of care for children with…
Commenting on MDMH Standards: Day Treatment and School-Based Services
Over the past few weeks, we have explained that the Mississippi Department of Education requires public schools to implement multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for all students, but not all…
Commenting on MDMH Standards: Wraparound, MYPAC and Intensive Community Support
Wraparound is a nationally recognized, evidenced-based care coordination model that lets families pick the services they believe will work best for them from their chosen providers. It is in state…
Recommended Reading: Surgeon General’s Report “Parents Under Pressure”
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…
Practical Guides to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Schools
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…
Joy Hogge Appointed to Mississippi Medicaid Advisory Committee
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…
Schools in Mississippi Can Make Better Use of School Counselors
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…
Mississippi Department of Mental Health Standards Open for Public Comment
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…
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How Our Schools Can Deploy School Psychologists More Effectively
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…
Families as Allies Offers Feedback at K-12 Mental Health Task Force Roundtable
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…