September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. We encourage all of you to attend Hope Rising's virtual Global Suicide Prevention Summit on September 26 and Mississippi State’s Department of Psychology's and the Mississippi…
Earlier this month was the one-year anniversary of Judge Carlton Reeves' ruling in the United States Department of Justice's lawsuit against the State of Mississippi over its mental health system. His…
In recognition of Suicide Prevention Week, we are sharing the video, 5 Words: A Conversation About Suicide Prevention, from the Family Run Executive Directors Leadership Association (FREDLA). The video is a…
Parent peer support allows one parent or caregiver (someone raising a child who is not the child's parent) who has had experience navigating systems and finding resources and support for…
Families of young children - we want to learn more about what happens when you try to find help for your young children so that we can all work together…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated some of its COVID-19 guidance for schools on August 21. You can read the entire document here. These are considerations from the document related…
Two great opportunities to learn virtually are coming up. We encourage you to check both of them out. 2020 Virtual Mississippi Trauma-Informed Care Conference "There is HOPE! Thriving After the…
Two weeks ago we shared with you families' general feedback on our School Return During COVID survey. This week we are sharing more about families' responses to the question: "Are there…
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) announced on August 17 that it has extended emergency telehealth coverage to cover more school-based services during the COVID crisis. Telehealth means using computers, tablets or some types…
Make A Plan (MAP) Teams, established by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, are groups of community agencies, families and individuals who work together to ensure that families of children…