Keep Your Medicaid Coverage… Or Get It Back!
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…
Sign Up Today for a Committee to Strengthen Mental Health Care in Mississippi
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…
Please Join Us August 10 for Joint Planning and Advisory Council
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…
Mississippi Today: Dying in Jail While Awaiting Mental Health Care
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…
Hinds County Youth Court Offers ‘Family Resource Academy’ for All Families
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…
U.S. Department of Education Strengthens Guidance to Improve Equal Educational Opportunity for Children with Disabilities
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…
US Education Secretary Proposes to Eliminate Parental Consent for Medicaid Payments at School: Comment by August 1
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…
Many Mississippians Lost Medicaid Coverage in June
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.…
Make Your Voice Heard about Early Intervention Services
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…
Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities’ Special Education Law Conference a Great Success!
Families as Allies says a great big THANK YOU to our friends and partners at the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities and the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center…