On July 14th Judge Carlton Reeves issued this order regarding which of the three proposed remedial plans (remedial plans were submitted by the State of Mississippi, the US Department of Justice and Special…
We’ve thrilled to let you know that Families as Allies is receiving an important gift from our friends at UnitedHealthcare and UnitedHealthcare EmpoweringHealth. UnitedHealthcare awarded us $90,000 Empowering Health grant…
In May of this year, the Division of Medicaid proposed to discontinue Mississippi Youth Programs Around the Clock (MYPAC) in response to a legislative funding freeze and federal feedback on how…
As Judge Carlton Reeves noted in his July 14th order, it has been ten years since the initial Department of Justice findings letter, five years since the DOJ filed a lawsuit,…
Last month was the 21st anniversary of the ruling in the landmark Supreme Court case, Olmstead v L.C., and we noted in this newsletter that the anniversary occurred just as the…
Last night our executive director, Joy Hogge, took part in a live online panel discussion hosted by Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) about the state of our mental health system in…
I appreciated being invited to write this column for the Northside Sun. Since the time the column was written, both the United States and the State of Mississippi submitted their responses to the Special…
In September 2019, Judge Carlton Reeves found that “Mississippi’s system of care for adults (with serious mental illness) violates the integration mandate of the ADA”. In early 2020, he appointed…
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is changing the way it pays for services for children who are currently receiving support through Mississippi Youth Programs Around the Clock (MYPAC) effective July 1. This…
We are delighted to share with you that the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth (ICCCY) met on Tuesday, June 22. The ICCCY is designated in state law to oversee…