After finding in September 2019 that "Mississippi's system of care for adults (with serious mental illness) violates the integration mandate of the ADA", in early 2020 Judge Carlton Reeves appointed…
The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference is Mississippi’s largest cross-disability conference for people with disabilities, families, students, and professionals. Once again, due to COVID-19, the MegaConference will be held virtually on Thursday, June 17th. You…
During the month of May, we shared information with you about revisions the Mississippi Division of Medicaid proposes to make to its policies about Mississippi Youth Programs Around the Clock…
This past Friday in the US v. Mississippi mental health lawsuit, the State of Mississippi filed its response to the United States' May 14 motion that alleged that the state, at the time it…
Joy Hogge, executive director of Families as Allies, asked three key leaders in Mississippi how they would "flip the script" on children's mental health in the state. In this video…
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid will hold a public hearing on Mississippi Administrative Code Title 23, Part 223, Rules 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 2.5, and 6.1-6.6. This code section involves the proposed…
Over the past two weeks, we have shared information with you about the Division of Medicaid's proposed policy change regarding Mississippi Youth Programs Around The Clock (MYPAC). The Division has…
Earlier this month, we shared with you the State of Mississippi's proposed remedial plan to address the ways the state's mental health system was found in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act in…
The Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) of the Mississippi Department of Education will meet by Zoom next Wednesday, May 26th, at 10 a.m. Anyone can attend the meeting by phone or online. The…
On April 30, the State of Mississippi published its remedial plan to address the issues identified in the mental health lawsuit. In the plan, the state asserted that "Mississippi is now…