If a parent—or anyone concerned about a child—believes a child's special education rights have been violated (including if they believe the child should be receiving special education services, but the…
In children's mental health, as in all areas of life, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) focuses on how to help children with mental health challenges have the same opportunity…
Sometimes families and child-care centers are confused about whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to child-care centers. These commonly asked questions about child care centers from the US Department…
As parents, we often think about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in dealing with schools. Our next week's newsletter will likely…
Crisis counselors assist callers to 988 and connect them with resources including mobile crisis response and crisis stabilization units
This past week Families as Allies had our quarterly "Families as Allies Live" on Facebook and Youtube. We hope you will watch the recordings of this event, but either way, we also wanted…
The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (CHAMP) Project “is a consultation and educational service for pediatric primary care providers in Mississippi.” That means ANY pediatrician, family medicine…
Wendy Bailey, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, shared: Dear Community Partners, In Mississippi, we are quickly approaching the "soft launch" of the 988 Suicide and Crisis…
Last week we shared with you the United States Department of Justice's (USDOJ) statement commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the United States Supreme Court Olmstead decision. Because of the Olmstead…
Congratulations to the 25 people, including 21 parents and caregivers, who completed Serving on Groups that Make Decisions Leadership Training on Saturday, June 24, in Jackson. We are so proud…