Last month on February 22nd Judge Carlton Reeves held a status conference in the US v. State of Mississippi mental health lawsuit. During the conference, both parties spoke about various…
Families as Allies has been a partner with UMMC’s CHAMP Project since 2019. We believe that our children should be able to get help in the places they already are – for example,…
We shared with you last month how appreciative we are that Wendy Bailey, the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, approached Families as Allies about working together…
Reflections from Joy Hogge during Women's History Month ... I recently watched the movie Sunshine Cleaning. I was moved by it, but it's an unusual movie and may not be to…
Reflections from Nikki Flippins during Women's History Month... On May 17, 2005, I became a mom. It wasn’t in the traditional way, because I adopted my 5-year-old daughter; nonetheless, I…
Families as Allies is doing a five-month-long focus on different parts of the Procedural Safeguards. The Safeguards describe the rights of families and children related to special education. In February we…
Are you eager to make the systems that serve our children better? Would you like to partner with policymakers to make sure that decisions about families and children are never…
Judge Carlton Reeves has issued a follow-up order to the status conference that was held on February 22nd, 2021. During the status conference last week both parties spoke about various ways…
The National Federation of Families recently surveyed over a thousand families from across the United States about their experiences with education and mental health. We encourage all of you to consider what…
A status conference in the ongoing United States v. Mississippi lawsuit over Mississippi's mental health system took place this past Monday, February 22. We will share a transcript of the…