2025 Legislative Session Begins: What You Need to Know
The Mississippi State Legislature began its new session on January 7, 2025. The session lasts 90 days and ends (or adjourns) on April 6 (also known as sine die). Monday, January 20, is…
Community Partnership Celebration Rescheduled for February 24
We came to an unexpected fork in the road, which led to us rescheduling our Community Partnership Celebration to February 24, 2025, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. We see this…
Medicaid is Recruiting Beneficiary Advisory Committee Members
On December 20, 2024, the Division of Medicaid Shared this press release: The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is excited to announce the establishment of a new Beneficiary Advisory Council. The…
Families as Allies’ Eleventh Annual Community Partnership Celebration is Jan. 27
Join us for Families as Allies' Eleventh Annual Community Partnership Celebration and Fundraiser on Monday, January 27, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bravo Restaurant. This special event allows us to…
We Need Your Input at an Important Research Meeting on Jan. 9
Families as Allies is helping the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) design a research proposal to submit to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) about the best types of mental health…
AAP Advocacy Guide on Paid Family Caregiving
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a guide on how its chapters can advocate for families to be paid to care for their children and youth with special…
Families as Allies Monthly Policy Update – October 2024
Families as Allies facilitated its monthly policy update on October 23. You can watch the policy discussion here: https://youtu.be/elLjJUZm3S8 During the first half of the discussion, we reviewed recommendations from…
Ideas to Help with Bullying Prevention
Over the years at Families as Allies, families have consistently called us about how to deal with their children reporting bullying at school. Since school began last August, more families…
See You at the Mississippi Joint Planning Advisory Council on Nov. 14th
We hope to see you at the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council next Thursday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at Region 8 Behavioral Health (613 Marquette Road,…
Talk to Legislators about K- 12 Mental Health Task Force Recommendations
The K-12 Mental Health Task Force released its recommendations earlier in October. You can read the full report here. Legislators may use any or all of these recommendations to propose…