How Do I Talk to My Child About Bullying?
Talking to your child about bullying can be tricky, but it's important. PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center reports that one out of five K-12 students say that someone bullied them in the…
Tips for Prevention During Suicide Prevention Month
September is an important month on our calendar. It's National Suicide Prevention Month, a vital time to draw attention to an issue that has profound implications for families. As an organization…
Back to School with an IEP
We've had many calls the past couple of weeks from families dealing with school problems and want to share some tips based on the issues families have shared with us.…
What to Do If Your Medicaid Coverage Ends
As a reminder, the federal government now requires states to start doing yearly Medicaid eligibility redeterminations again after they had paused them for three years due to COVID. Please note…
Well Visit Planner: Helpful Tool For Families of Children Ages Birth to Age 6
The Well Visit Planner (WVP) is a tool that parents or other people raising children ages birth to 6 can use to track their children's development and prepare for their children's…
Check Your Mail and Keep Your Medicaid Coverage!
In February 2023, we shared with you that due to COVID-19 being declared a federal emergency, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM), like all state Medicaid agencies, paused renewals in…
Supporting our Children as They Transition to Adulthood
Sometimes individual days with our children can seem very long, especially when our children struggle. At other times, it seems like time flies by. This time of year and the…
“ACCEPT. ADVOCATE. ACT. Parents Talk About Children’s Mental Health”
The event will feature parents whose lived experiences set each of them on a path to becoming change agents for children's mental health.
Virtual Status Conference on Third Monitoring Report in US v Mississippi is Wednesday April 24
Judge Carlton Reeves has scheduled a virtual status conference regarding the third monitoring report in the United States v. Mississippi mental health lawsuit for April 26, 2023, at 10 a.m. The…
Division of Medicaid Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Waiver Renewal Submission: Updates and Family Concerns
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) reported that it "submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IDDD) Waiver Renewal Application on March 31,…