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Read more about the article Mississippi Senate Study Group on Women, Children and Families to Meet This Fall

Mississippi Senate Study Group on Women, Children and Families to Meet This Fall

  • Post published:September 21, 2022

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.…

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Read more about the article Update on Department of Justice Attorneys’ Communication with Community Mental Health Centers

Update on Department of Justice Attorneys’ Communication with Community Mental Health Centers

  • Post published:September 14, 2022

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…

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Read more about the article New Guidance Helps Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Discriminatory Use of Discipline

New Guidance Helps Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Discriminatory Use of Discipline

  • Post published:August 11, 2022

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…

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Read more about the article How Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Relate to the Children’s Mental Health System?

How Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Relate to the Children’s Mental Health System?

  • Post published:July 28, 2022

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…

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Read more about the article Everyone at the Table for Crisis Services and 988

Everyone at the Table for Crisis Services and 988

  • Post published:July 19, 2022

Crisis counselors assist callers to 988 and connect them with resources including mobile crisis response and crisis stabilization units

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Read more about the article The CHAMP Project has a Full-Time Professional Counselor (LPC/LCSW) Position Opening

The CHAMP Project has a Full-Time Professional Counselor (LPC/LCSW) Position Opening

  • Post published:July 7, 2022

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…

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Read more about the article 988 Suicide and Crisis Line ‘Soft Launch’ July 16

988 Suicide and Crisis Line ‘Soft Launch’ July 16

  • Post published:July 7, 2022

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…

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Read more about the article Justice Department Commemorates the Anniversday of Olmstead v. L.C.

Justice Department Commemorates the Anniversday of Olmstead v. L.C.

  • Post published:June 22, 2022

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…

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Read more about the article FactCheck.org: Mental Illness and Mass Shootings

FactCheck.org: Mental Illness and Mass Shootings

  • Post published:June 7, 2022

In the heartbreaking aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting, we urged everyone to take great care in how they described the relationship between mental illness and gun violence. We also committed…

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Read more about the article ‘Blueprint for Change’ for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

‘Blueprint for Change’ for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

  • Post published:June 7, 2022

The Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) recently released a Blueprint for Change: A National Framework for a System of Services for Children and Youth with…

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