From the Executive Director

Every year, on the third Monday of January, our nation honors the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This commemoration is meaningful to Families as Allies for many reasons,…

No new year has ever been as anticipated and awaited as 2021. Although the stroke of midnight is unlikely to bring magical new beginnings, every new year brings the feeling…

It can be hard to find the right words this time of year. "Merry" and "Christmas" are two that come to mind. If you celebrate Christmas and are feeling merry,…

Steven Allen, Deputy Director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, is retiring at the end of this month. Steve first visited Families as Allies in 2017, in the midst…

Our minds often turn to thankfulness at this time of the year. I am thankful to be the executive director of Families as Allies and have the honor and privilege…

How do you say goodbye to an icon in the family movement? An esteemed mentor? A much-beloved friend? I don’t know. But sometimes life gives us no choice. Tessie Brunini…

Thank you to all of you who joined us for Families as Allies' first community conversation last Friday. The goal of the conversation was for everyone to share their ideas…

I don't know the words to describe the horror of Ahmaud Arbery being gunned down while jogging. I cannot imagine the heart-wrenching angst his mother is feeling this Mother's Day…

Please join us for our next Facebook Live on Thursday, May 7 at 1 PM to celebrate Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. We will be wearing our green and giving…

The COVID-19 crisis has brought to light the issue of health disparities. This article from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defines health disparities as “preventable differences in the burden…