Make Your Voice Heard with Your Vote
We at Families as Allies base everything we do on the definition of family-driven practice: "Families have the primary role in decisions regarding their children as well as the policies and…
Practical Guides to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Schools
Over the past few weeks, we shared information about Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) in schools with you as part of our recommendations to the legislative K-12 Mental Health Task…
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How Our Schools Can Deploy School Psychologists More Effectively
Last week, we shared this quote with you in discussing the role of school counselors: "We appreciated all the speakers who spoke to the task force but were particularly struck…
Read Our Back-to-School Tips for Special Education and IEP Answers
Each year, our calls increase when school starts as families try to figure out how to deal with special education issues. We shared these suggestions and resources in August 2023, which remain…
Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force Meets August 7 and 8
The Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force will hold its third set of meetings on Wednesday, August 7, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, August 8, from 8…
Join Us for the Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council Meeting on August 8
We hope to see you at the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council this Thursday, August 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Hinds Behavioral Health (3240 Hwy 80 W…
US Senate Hearing on Youth Residential Treatment Facilities: Share Your Feedback
On June 12, the United States Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing about youth psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). The hearing coincided with the release of this report: Warehouses Of Neglect:…
Three Mississippi Meetings This Week That You Should Know About
We want to call your attention to three meetings scheduled this week: 1. Special Education Advisory Panel Meeting Federal law requires every state to have a special education advisory panel…
Sending Our Sweetest Retirement Wishes To Albertstein Johnson Pickett
After many years of hard work and ongoing collaboration with children and families, Albertstein Johnson Pickett is retiring from the Children's Division of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health at…
Best Wishes to our Spring Interns from Jackson State University!
Vanessa Burkett and Miah Ford, social work students from Jackson State University, finished their semester-long internships with Families as Allies this week. At the start of the semester, they jumped…