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…
On June 12, the United States Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing about youth psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). The hearing coincided with the release of this report: Warehouses Of Neglect:…
Families as Allies is training interested parents and caregivers (someone other than a parent raising a child with a behavioral health or related challenge) to help with outreach in communities…
This week, we invite you to join Families as Allies in celebrating Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day," "Black Independence Day," and many other names. On June 19, 1865, more…
These are the legislative bills that Families as Allies followed during the 2024 session that the Legislature passed and the governor signed into law. We encourage you to review the entire…
We were delighted that Jasmine Mclaurin, a bachelor's-level social work student at the University of Michigan-Flint, completed her internship with us this past semester. While with us, Jasmine supported families…
During May, we presented a series of webinars highlighting the theme of Children's Mental Health Acceptance Week: "Lighting the Path to Social Justice for Children and Youth." Each webinar reflected these values:…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hosted its 2024 Children Youth and Young Adult Mental Health Symposium on May 17. The theme of the Symposium was Championing Mental Health Together. …
The National Wraparound Initiative published English and Spanish versions of the revised and updated Wraparound Process User's Guide: A Handbook for Families. The Guide explains what families can expect from Wraparound…
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 via ZOOM…