Families as Allies does the training for parents and other caregivers raising children who complete the Mississippi Department of Mental Health's peer support certification. One of the June participants, Jameka…
In our March policy update, we shared with you that Senate Bill 2610, authored by Senator Hob Bryan passed unanimously in the Senate on March 11 and was sent to the House…
During the month of June, Families as Allies would like to join with all of you in learning more about the dads in all of your lives. But we can’t…
Got artistic kids in the house? The National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health has launched a new art gallery on their website and they're hosting the "Artivism: Create…
Two great advocacy training opportunities are going virtual, and they are free. We encourage everyone to sign up for both. Both also offer opportunities to nominate individuals and/or organizations who…
For the past five years, Families as Allies, in partnership with over thirty other organizations, has organized an event to celebrate Children's Mental Health Awareness Week at the Fondren After…
In 2019 we had the good fortune to meet Katelyn Brown, an amazing young woman who is passionate about children’s mental health. Katelyn is this year’s reigning Miss Presley Heights…
We spent January 2020 planning how to broaden our outreach. Many of you helped us by sharing your suggestions, including at our New Year Open House. A number of good…
One of the many challenging issues that arises during a pandemic is how resources should be distributed if they become scarce. Facing the possibility of scarce resources can be frightening…
April is Autism Awareness Month. We appreciate George Stewart, our Board President, sharing this thoughtful guest blog post. Recently, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Dr. Susan…