Fifth Circuit Appeal in US v. Mississippi is October 5 in New Orleans
A panel of judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments for the State of Mississippi's appeal in the U.S. v. Mississippi…
Key Findings From Dr. Hogan’s Recent Court Monitor Report in US v. Mississippi
In 2019, after a four-week trial, Judge Carlton Reeves ruled that Mississippi's mental health system violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because adults with mental illness end up segregated in…
Mississippi Senate Study Group on Women, Children and Families to Meet This Fall
This fall, the Mississippi Senate Study Group on Women, Children and Families will hold four public hearings designed to learn the needs of families and young children in Mississippi. Lt.…
Update on Department of Justice Attorneys’ Communication with Community Mental Health Centers
Several months ago, Justice Department attorneys filed a motion asking if they could speak to community mental health center employees outside the presence of the State's attorneys. The State's attorneys…
New Guidance Helps Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Discriminatory Use of Discipline
On July 19, 2022, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released new guidance. The guidance aims to help…
How Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Relate to the Children’s Mental Health System?
In children's mental health, as in all areas of life, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) focuses on how to help children with mental health challenges have the same opportunity…
Everyone at the Table for Crisis Services and 988
Crisis counselors assist callers to 988 and connect them with resources including mobile crisis response and crisis stabilization units
The CHAMP Project has a Full-Time Professional Counselor (LPC/LCSW) Position Opening
The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (CHAMP) Project “is a consultation and educational service for pediatric primary care providers in Mississippi.” That means ANY pediatrician, family medicine…
988 Suicide and Crisis Line ‘Soft Launch’ July 16
Wendy Bailey, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, shared: Dear Community Partners, In Mississippi, we are quickly approaching the "soft launch" of the 988 Suicide and Crisis…
Justice Department Commemorates the Anniversday of Olmstead v. L.C.
The United States Department of Justice issued this statement on June 22, 2022, commemorating the Olmstead ruling: "Twenty-three years ago today, the Supreme Court decided Olmstead v. L.C., a landmark case…