On February 27, the United States Department of Justice filed a motion seeking "clarification from the Court on the application of Mississippi Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2 ("Rule 4.2") to its ex…
Mississippi news organizations have published quite a bit of news about the state's mental health system over the past few weeks. We have gathered several articles for your review. Some…
The U.S. Congress funds "protect and advocate" (or "P&A") organizations in every state, which offer advocacy services to individuals with disabilities. Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) is that organization in Mississippi. DRMS is…
Families as Allies is tracking these bills related to mental health, disabilities and children. The list sorts bills according to their content areas: mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, special health…
On January 28, the Child Health & Development Project: Mississippi Thrive!, Mississippi Families for Kids, and Families as Allies facilitated a virtual event to share the results of a statewide survey of early childhood…
These are bills related to mental health, disabilities and children that Families as Allies is tracking. The list sorts bills according to their content areas: mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile…
We are thankful for the growing statewide interest in parent peer support, both within and beyond the mental health system. Parent peer supporters use their lived experience raising a child…
The Mississippi State Legislature introduced over 2,000 bills in this year's legislative session, and Lt. Governor Hosemann and Speaker Gunn then assigned these bills to committees. The deadline for bills to be…
We are excited to share our new parent peer support outreach brochure with you. It can be shared digitally, downloaded or printed. We are also happy to mail you as…
Mississippi legislators have introduced over 2,000 bills in this year's legislative session. We've created this list of bills related to mental health, disabilities and children listed on the Mississippi state legislature's…