Making A Plan (MAP) teams are local groups that support children and youth (up to 21 years of age) with serious emotional/behavioral disorders or serious mental illness who: • are…
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) is ready to launch, and they're holding Meet-and-Greet sessions for the project led by the National Federation of Families. Families as Allies…
This week our executive director, Joy Hogge, jumped online to talk with Bill Rosamond, the new Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility for Mississippi. Rosamond previously worked at the Mississippi Attorney…
#Giving Tuesday, which took place December 1, is a day that inspires people to collaborate to improve their local communities and give back in helpful and impactful ways to the…
The Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network published this list of important hotlines and chatlines that we should all have available in case we or a loved one…
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) announced a change in leadership in the November 19 press release quoted in its entirety in italicized print below. We wish Diana Mikula,…
#Giving Tuesday is a day dedicated to supporting the nonprofit organizations that you care about. #Giving Tuesday kicks off the holiday giving season by inspiring people to collaborate on improving their local…
Our minds often turn to thankfulness at this time of the year. I am thankful to be the executive director of Families as Allies and have the honor and privilege…
Last month we told you that Judge Carlton Reeves held a status conference in Mississippi's mental health lawsuit on October 2. We also said that we would share a transcript of…
Each year at our annual community partnership celebration we present an impact report that highlights what we've done throughout the year, and what we commit to do in the coming…