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Read more about the article Come Celebrate with Families as Allies in January 2024!

Come Celebrate with Families as Allies in January 2024!

  • Post published:December 19, 2023

Please get your tickets and purchase your sponsorships for the 10th Annual Families as Allies Community Partnership Celebration! This warm and wonderful celebration is on Monday, January 29, 2024, from 5:00…

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Read more about the article Join Us in January for the 10th Annual Families as Allies Community Partnership Celebration

Join Us in January for the 10th Annual Families as Allies Community Partnership Celebration

  • Post published:November 14, 2023

Looking ahead to the new year, we are thrilled to announce the 10th Annual Families as Allies Community Partnership Celebration! We've planned for this milestone event on Monday, January 29, 2024,…

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Read more about the article Make Your Voice Heard: Joint Planning and Advisory Council Meets on November 2 at 10 a.m.

Make Your Voice Heard: Joint Planning and Advisory Council Meets on November 2 at 10 a.m.

  • Post published:October 31, 2023

We hope to see ALL of you at the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council on November 2, 2023, from 10 a.m. to noon at Hudspeth Regional Center in the Chastain Auditorium.…

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Read more about the article Don’t Miss this Quarter’s Joint Planning and Advisory Council Meeting on November 2 at 10 a.m.

Don’t Miss this Quarter’s Joint Planning and Advisory Council Meeting on November 2 at 10 a.m.

  • Post published:October 24, 2023

We urge you to attend the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council in person on November 2, 2023, from 10 a.m. to noon at Hudspeth Regional Center in the Chastain Auditorium. This…

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Read more about the article Mental Illness Awareness Week: ‘Together We Care, Together We Share’
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Mental Illness Awareness Week: ‘Together We Care, Together We Share’

  • Post published:October 5, 2023

The U.S. Congress established National Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in 1990. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) facilitates MIAW the first week of October each year. NAMI designated the theme of…

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Read more about the article National Federation of Families Conference: Register Soon and Sign up to Sponsor or Exhibit!

National Federation of Families Conference: Register Soon and Sign up to Sponsor or Exhibit!

  • Post published:September 26, 2023

The National Federation of Families, "a nationwide advocacy organization with families as its sole focus," is near and dear to our hearts at Families as Allies. We are Mississippi's state chapter…

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Families as Allies Live Covers Parent Peer Support, Back to School with IEPs and CCBHCs

  • Post published:September 7, 2023

Every time there's a fifth Wednesday in a month, the Families as Allies team takes to Facebook and YouTube to offer a live-stream discussion on several topics that are current issues at Families as…

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Read more about the article Get Recertified as a Parent/Caregiver Peer Support Specialist

Get Recertified as a Parent/Caregiver Peer Support Specialist

  • Post published:August 29, 2023

Anyone certified through the PLACE Division of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health to provide peer support must renew their certification and pay their renewal fee by Sept. 29, 2023.…

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Read more about the article ‘Families as Allies Live’ is August 30th

‘Families as Allies Live’ is August 30th

  • Post published:August 29, 2023

Today, Wednesday, Aug. 30, Families as Allies will host "Families as Allies Live," a special event scheduled during lunchtime. Every time there's a fifth Wednesday in the month, we meet…

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Read more about the article Special Education Advisory Panel To Meet Aug. 16 at 10 a.m.

Special Education Advisory Panel To Meet Aug. 16 at 10 a.m.

  • Post published:August 15, 2023

The federal government mandates every state to "establish and maintain an advisory panel for the purpose of providing policy guidance with respect to special education and related services for children with disabilities…

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