CHAMP Tele-Psychiatry Virtual Summit Wrap-Up
Families as Allies has been a partner with UMMC’s CHAMP Project since 2019. We believe that our children should be able to get help in the places they already are – for example,…
Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth (ICCCY) Update
We shared with you last month how appreciative we are that Wendy Bailey, the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, approached Families as Allies about working together…
Judge Reeves Issues Follow-Up Order to February 22 Status Conference
Judge Carlton Reeves has issued a follow-up order to the status conference that was held on February 22nd, 2021. During the status conference last week both parties spoke about various ways…
Status Conference Update: United States v. Mississippi Mental Health Lawsuit
A status conference in the ongoing United States v. Mississippi lawsuit over Mississippi's mental health system took place this past Monday, February 22. We will share a transcript of the…
Navigating the Child Find Process
All through the month of February, we have been sharing information about Child Find. Child Find is a requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Act and its purpose is to identify,…
Status Conference in the United States v the State of Mississippi – Feb. 22
Judge Carlton Reeves has scheduled the next status conference in the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against the State of Mississippi’s mental health system. This status conference will take…
Reviving the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth (ICCCY)
(It’s pronounced ICKY, but it’s not!) During our virtual open house that streamed live on Facebook last month, the new executive director of the Department of Mental Health, Wendy Bailey,…
Informed in Five: Parent Peer Support Coaching
Families as Allies was thrilled to be the guest on Informed in Five, a Facebook Live webcast produced by the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center. On this episode, we…
Tom Coderre Chosen as Acting Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
(The information for this post is from the SAMHSA website - SAMHSA is the source of a significant portion of federal funding for mental health services.) Tom Coderre is the new…
Respite for Family Caregivers
The Mississippi Department of Human Services has announced a new Respite Voucher Program, and Families as Allies is partnering with the department to spread the word. The program is for…