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Read more about the article Please Take This Survey about Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Mississippi

Please Take This Survey about Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Mississippi

  • Post published:August 15, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Administration, "A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model is designed to ensure access to coordinated comprehensive behavioral health care.…

Continue ReadingPlease Take This Survey about Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Mississippi
Read more about the article Keep Your Medicaid Coverage… Or Get It Back!

Keep Your Medicaid Coverage… Or Get It Back!

  • Post published:August 8, 2023

From the Mississippi Division of Medicaid: Medicaid Members: If you received a renewal form in the mail in May, June or July, don't forget to complete the form and return…

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Read more about the article Sign Up Today for a Committee to Strengthen Mental Health Care in Mississippi

Sign Up Today for a Committee to Strengthen Mental Health Care in Mississippi

  • Post published:August 8, 2023

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) applied for and received a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) planning grant in late 2022. The law requires CCBHCs to provide integrated and coordinated…

Continue ReadingSign Up Today for a Committee to Strengthen Mental Health Care in Mississippi
Read more about the article Please Join Us August 10 for Joint Planning and Advisory Council

Please Join Us August 10 for Joint Planning and Advisory Council

  • Post published:August 8, 2023

We encourage anyone interested in services for people with mental illness and substance-use disorders to attend the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council virtually or in person at Mississippi State Hospital (3550…

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Read more about the article Mississippi Today: Dying in Jail While Awaiting Mental Health Care

Mississippi Today: Dying in Jail While Awaiting Mental Health Care

  • Post published:August 1, 2023

Last week, Mississippi Today published two articles: "Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges," and "Mississippi remains an outlier in jailing people with…

Continue ReadingMississippi Today: Dying in Jail While Awaiting Mental Health Care
Read more about the article Hinds County Youth Court Offers ‘Family Resource Academy’ for All Families

Hinds County Youth Court Offers ‘Family Resource Academy’ for All Families

  • Post published:August 1, 2023

We at Families as Allies offer a huge shout-out to Hinds County Youth Court and Judge Carlyn Hicks for hosting a back-to-school Family Resource Academy this Thursday, August 3rd, from…

Continue ReadingHinds County Youth Court Offers ‘Family Resource Academy’ for All Families
Read more about the article U.S. Department of Education Strengthens Guidance to Improve Equal Educational Opportunity for Children with Disabilities

U.S. Department of Education Strengthens Guidance to Improve Equal Educational Opportunity for Children with Disabilities

  • Post published:August 1, 2023

On July 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released updated policy guidance, which takes immediate effect, to ensure and strengthen the rights and…

Continue ReadingU.S. Department of Education Strengthens Guidance to Improve Equal Educational Opportunity for Children with Disabilities
Read more about the article US Education Secretary Proposes to Eliminate Parental Consent for Medicaid Payments at School: Comment by August 1

US Education Secretary Proposes to Eliminate Parental Consent for Medicaid Payments at School: Comment by August 1

  • Post published:July 26, 2023

The Secretary of the United States Department of Education proposes eliminating the requirement that parents submit written consent before a school can access the child's Medicaid or CHIP account to pay for…

Continue ReadingUS Education Secretary Proposes to Eliminate Parental Consent for Medicaid Payments at School: Comment by August 1
Read more about the article Many Mississippians Lost Medicaid Coverage in June

Many Mississippians Lost Medicaid Coverage in June

  • Post published:July 26, 2023

On June 10, 2023, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid issued this press release about beginning to perform eligibility determinations again after the Federal government stopped them for three years due to Covid.…

Continue ReadingMany Mississippians Lost Medicaid Coverage in June
Read more about the article Make Your Voice Heard about Early Intervention Services

Make Your Voice Heard about Early Intervention Services

  • Post published:July 26, 2023

In early 2023, Mississippi legislators passed a law that created an Early Intervention Task Force to study Part C services of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in Mississippi. Part C…

Continue ReadingMake Your Voice Heard about Early Intervention Services
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