Mississippi Legislative Update as of February 14, 2023
Families as Allies is tracking these bills related to mental health, disabilities and children. Our list sorts bills according to their content areas.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Waiver: Your Voice Matters
Families as Allies appreciates the DMH and DOM asking for input, and we encourage families to share your ideas, concerns and suggestions.
Congratulations to Our Newest Group of Leadership Training Graduates!
Congratulations to the 19 people—including parents, caregivers, MS Families For Kids staff and board, Help Me Grow staff, and MS Thrive ECDC members—who completed "Serving on Groups that Make Decisions…
Black History Month: Questions to Contemplate
[Photo: Dr. Rodney Washington from his Dad Blog in 2020 made us think about how there are still too few narratives about Black men succeeding as professionals and strong dads…
Calling All Parent Peer Supporters!
The next parent peer support training is March 20-24, 2023. The deadline to apply for this training is February 17, 2023.
Feb. 9th Joint Planning Council Meeting Open to All
You can attend the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council virtually or in person on February 9th from 10 a.m. to noon.
Legislative Update for February 2, 2023
The Mississippi State Legislature introduced over 2,000 bills in this year's legislative session, and Lt. Governor Hosemann and Speaker Gunn then assigned these bills to committees. The deadline for bills to be…
Op-Ed: ‘Accountability, real-world outcomes needed in Mississippi mental health system’
This week the Magnolia Tribune published an opinion column by Families as Allies Executive Director Joy Hogge. The column, headlined: "Accountability, real-world outcomes needed in Mississippi mental health system," discussed…
Photos from the 2023 Community Partnership Celebration
We had a fantastic time with many of you on January 23, 2023, at BRAVO! in Jackson for the Community Partnership Celebration. We'd like to send out a big thank…
Watch the Community Partnership Celebration Video
This past Monday, we held our Community Partnership Celebration, during which Executive Director Joy Hogge discussed our Families as Allies' Impact Report. The team then handed out awards to our…