On September 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published proposed new rules to strengthen protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act…
October is Attention Deficit (ADD) and Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness month. The theme of the month is "Moving Forward with ADHD." At the end of this blog,…
According to the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), October has been National Down Syndrome Awareness Month( DSAM) since the 1980s. The Society describes October as "a month to raise awareness and…
In honor of October being Bullying Prevention Month, we've updated (or are in the process of updating, depending on how long it takes) the bully prevention information on the resource page…
Bullying is against the law in Mississippi on school property, at any school-sponsored function, or on a school bus. Mississippi state law requires each local school district to prohibit bullying…
Talking to your child about bullying can be tricky, but it's important. PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center reports that one out of five K-12 students say that someone bullied them in the…
The U.S. Congress established National Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in 1990. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) facilitates MIAW the first week of October each year. NAMI designated the theme of…
The National Federation of Families shared this opportunity to support strengthening rules for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. We are sharing the Federation's information verbatim and encourage anyone who wants…
On October 2, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) released its data report for adult services for the fiscal year 2023. A fiscal year is the twelve-month funding cycle for…
The National Federation of Families, "a nationwide advocacy organization with families as its sole focus," is near and dear to our hearts at Families as Allies. We are Mississippi's state chapter…