Families as Allies is doing a five-month-long focus on different parts of the Procedural Safeguards. The Safeguards describe the rights of families and children related to special education. In February we…
Are you eager to make the systems that serve our children better? Would you like to partner with policymakers to make sure that decisions about families and children are never…
Judge Carlton Reeves has issued a follow-up order to the status conference that was held on February 22nd, 2021. During the status conference last week both parties spoke about various ways…
The National Federation of Families recently surveyed over a thousand families from across the United States about their experiences with education and mental health. We encourage all of you to consider what…
A status conference in the ongoing United States v. Mississippi lawsuit over Mississippi's mental health system took place this past Monday, February 22. We will share a transcript of the…
All through the month of February, we have been sharing information about Child Find. Child Find is a requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Act and its purpose is to identify,…
The CHAMP Project and Families as Allies are partnering to host a virtual summit on child telepsychiatry this Saturday, February 20 from 8:30 - 11:30 AM. Telepsychiatry is meeting with a psychiatrist…
We've shared with you that our staff and board have spent time thoughtfully considering how we can approach Black History Month as an opportunity to change ourselves throughout the year…
Judge Carlton Reeves has scheduled the next status conference in the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against the State of Mississippi’s mental health system. This status conference will take…
(It’s pronounced ICKY, but it’s not!) During our virtual open house that streamed live on Facebook last month, the new executive director of the Department of Mental Health, Wendy Bailey,…