Background: In 2011, after an extended investigation of Mississippi's mental health system, the United States Department of Justice found that Mississippi was “unnecessarily institutionalizing persons with mental illness” in violation of…
Mississippi, through the Attorney General's office and the Department of Mental Health, has been embroiled in a legal battle with the United States Department of Justice over its mental health…
According to Be Strong Families, "Parent Cafés are physically and emotionally safe spaces where parents and caregivers talk about the challenges and victories of raising a family. Through individual, deep self-reflection and peer-to-peer…
All states are federally mandated to have mental health planning councils that advise their states on their mental health system. These councils may be joint councils that also address substance…
It's an understatement to say that it's a tremendous challenge to return to school for the third time during COVID. There are so many parts of how hard this is…
We are thankful that the Legacy Education and Community Empowerment Foundation, Inc (LEACEF) highlighted mental health in general, and the work of Families as Allies in particular, during the month of July. We…
This month we are piloting some new family virtual support activities that we hope will be responsive to the current needs of families. On the first Thursday of every month at 12 noon,…
In May of this year, the Division of Medicaid proposed to discontinue Mississippi Youth Programs Around the Clock (MYPAC) in response to a legislative funding freeze and federal feedback on how…
Monday, July 26, was the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the hallmark civil rights law that ensures that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as people without…
The SEEDS Program (Strategies for Emergency Empowerment for Delta Students) through the Community Students Learning Center in Lexington, MS is a program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to…