The Mental Health and Wellness Day at the Capitol will be held Wednesday, March 11 from 8 – 10:30 a.m. in the 1st Floor Rotunda Locations A, B, C, D and East and West Hallways at the Mississippi State Capitol. Hosts include NAMI Mississippi and the Mental Health Association of South Mississippi. Families as Allies will […]
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NAMI Mississippi's 2020 State Conference will be a virtual event from June 8-12, 2020. Assuring Adequate Access Dates: June 8-12, 2020 View the agenda here (PDF).
The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference, Mississippi's largest cross-disability conference for people with disabilities, families, students, and professionals is going virtual this year! We are unable to have an in-person conference this year due to Covid-19, but still want to provide you with information relevant to current issues. Visit the agenda and register for each session individually: […]
In lieu of its usual Hill Day in Washington DC, the National Council for Behavioral Health is hosting Hill Day at Home June 23 and 24. Check out the agenda here and register at this link. Joy Hogge is serving as Mississippi’s state captain for the third time and highly recommends this event as a way to learn about national mental […]
Theme: Minorities And Mental Health: Moving Beyond Stigma NAMI Mississippi's First-Ever Annual Conference Is In Recognition Of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Recognized in July, Minority Mental Health Awareness Month was founded in 2008 to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face in regard to mental illness in the United States. Registration: […]
For the past 6 years, several state and local agencies have joined to host the annual Trauma-Informed Care Conference. Each year, the conferences have brought together hundreds of diverse participants representing a wide array of service providers. This year's theme, "There is HOPE! Thriving After the Storm" continues to use the "Storm" as the analogy […]
Topics Include: Minimizing the Impacts of COVID 19, Advocacy, Clinical Best Practices, Technology, Training, Peer Support Crisis Services, 988, Substance Use Support Groups, Wellness, Creativity, Schools, Workplace, Youth Empowerment, Spirituality and more. Presenters Include: Suicide Attempt Survivors, Loss Survivors, Impacted Family and Friends, Clinicians, Physicians, Advocates, Youth, LGBTQ, BIPOC, Veterans, Health Care Workers, Athletes, Musicians, First Responders, Teachers, […]
The Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities will host a Special Education Law Conference and CLE on Monday, September 28, 2020, online via GoToWebinar from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Topics include an overview of special education laws including recent case law, authority and boundaries of non-lawyer advocates, attorney fees, FAPE in the COVID environment, and […]
Judge Carlton Reeves issued the order below on September 22. “The status conference scheduled in this case for October 2, 2020, at 9:00 A.M. will be conducted by videoconference. Members of the public may listen in by dialing 877-336-1829 and entering passcode 3608939#.” This case has important implications for Mississippi’s Mental Health System. Listening to […]
The Mississippi State Personnel Board is holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2020. The board is expected to discuss the hiring of the coordinator of mental health accessibility. Anyone who would like to listen to the meeting can call in by using this number: 301-715-8592, and use Meeting ID 995 2932 4089.