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,…
This article was written by George Stewart, President of the Board of Directors of Families as Allies. The other day I was reading an article titled “The Nonprofit Racial Leadership…
Last week we shared with you that we will be providing information about Child Find throughout the month of February. Child Find is a requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Act…
Henry Moore, Director of Family-Driven Practice at Families as Allies, authored this blog entry on Cultural Humility and Cultural Reciprocity in recognition of Black History Month. Working at a family-run…
Each month for the next five months, Families as Allies is exploring a topic related to the state of Mississippi's procedural safeguards for children receiving special education services. This month…
Families as Allies was thrilled to be the guest on Informed in Five, a Facebook Live webcast produced by the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center. On this episode, we…
The new National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) -- of which our national organization, the National Federation of Families, is a partner -- would love your input! If you…
(The information for this post is from the SAMHSA website - SAMHSA is the source of a significant portion of federal funding for mental health services.) Tom Coderre is the new…