Families as Allies

Special Education Advisory Panel
2021-04-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
The Special Education Advisory Panel by the Mississippi State Department of Education will meet on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. You may access the meeting either online or by phone.
The Panel will hear public comments at 10:15 a.m. Written comments may be submitted to Dr. Armerita Tell, Mississippi Department of Education, P.O. Box 771, Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771; email: atell@mdek12.org; or call the Parent Hotline Number: 1-877-544-0408. For more information, or if you need accommodations due to a disability, contact Dr. Armerita Tell at 601-359-3498.

View the meeting notice here (Word .Doc file): https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/seap_public_meeting_notice-april_28_2021.docx

Mississippi Child Tele-Psychiatry Virtual Summit
2021-02-20 08:30 - 11:30
With webinars for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Mental Health Advocates, Families, and Legislators. For more information or to register, email Ms. Gigi Holder
gholder@umc.edu.

MS State NAACP Convention
2020-11-12 13:00 - 2020-11-14 13:00
In an effort to keep our community safe, the Mississippi NAACP is hosting the 75th Annual MS State Conference Convention & Policy Institute virtually, Nov. 12-14, 2020, offering a stellar virtual experience for our members, speakers, sponsors, and attendees.
The theme for this year’s convention, hosted by the MS State Conference, is “Until Freedom Comes”.The convention has been one of the most outstanding events of the Mississippi NAACP. This year’s convention and policy institute will focus on policy solutions to issues like mass incarceration, economic development, housing, and education.
The convention is designed to provide you with the guidance and tools needed to Make Democracy Work in Mississippi. You will be ready to go back to your communities to continue your work.

CIT Training - Hinds Behavioral Health Services: Region 9
2020-10-26 08:00 - 2020-10-30 17:00
Description: Are you a law enforcement officer seeking new skills to serve those living with mental illness in your community? Join Hinds Behavioral Health Services’ upcoming 40-hour mental health training and become part of a nationally recognized CIT team.
Qualifications: Training will only be provided for full-time certified law enforcement officers with a minimum of one-year law enforcement experience.

The deadline to register is Friday, October 16, 2020. Priority will be given to officers who were previously registered for the March 2020 class. (class size is limited to 10 officers)

Phone :601-321-2400

Mississippi State Personnel Board Meeting
2020-10-15 10:00 - 11:00
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.

Status Conference in U.S. v Mississippi Mental Health Lawsuit
2020-10-02 09:00 - 10:00
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 [REDACTED]#.”
This case has important implications for Mississippi’s Mental Health System. Listening to the conference is an opportunity to learn more about the case and its progress.

Special Education Law Conference & CLE
2020-09-28 09:00 - 17:00
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 service dogs in the educational setting.
Click on the links below for more information or to register.

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Hope Rising for Suicide Prevention: Virtual Summit
2020-09-26 11:00 - 23:00
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, Faith Leaders, Tech Entrepreneurs, Wellness Experts Business Leaders and more.
https://www.hoperising.one/

2020 Virtual Trauma Informed Care Conference
2020-09-22 - 2020-09-24
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 for “Trauma” as with the previous year’s theme.
Registration: https://fs21.formsite.com/G6zWk0/fmbt77yukr/index.html

NAMI Mississippi: 2020 Minority Mental Health Conference
2020-07-28 11:00 - 2020-07-29 17:00
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: $20 donation at mmh2020.eventbrite.com
The NAMI Mississippi Minority Mental Health Conference will be held online. Sessions are at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day.
Discounts for active NAMI members and limited scholarships for NAMI peers (individuals with a mental health condition) are available by calling 601-899-9058.

2020 Hill Day at Home
2020-06-23 - 2020-06-24
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 health policy and to receive the advocacy training to make a difference at the federal level.

2020 Mississippi disAbility Virtual MegaConference
2020-06-18 | Conference Call
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:
http://msmegaconference.org/virtual_conference_agenda

NAMI Mississippi's 2020 State Conference: June 8-12
2020-06-08 - 2020-06-12 | Conference Call
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).

2020 Mental Health & Wellness Day at the Capitol
2020-03-11 08:30 - 10:30 | Mississippi State Capitol, 400 High St, Jackson, MS, 39201
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 be on hand to answer questions and discuss our services.
For more information, call 601-899-9058 or email stateoffice@namims.org.

8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Exhibitors will be in the hallways

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Personal stories/speakers will be in Room 216

16th Annual ADHD and Related Concerns Conference
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-18 | MS
Hattiesburg Clinic Connections and Psychology & Counseling is hosting the 16th Annual ADHD and Related Concerns Conference. This two-day conference – the largest of its kind in the area – is a popular resource for school administrators, educators, counselors, health care providers, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, dyslexia therapists, parents and caregivers.
Registration fees will be paid to GCEIC and are as follows:

Regular Rate (from 12:00 am September 21 through October 11, 11:59 pm) – $200
Late and On-Site Rate (from 12:00 am October 12) – $220
3 or more from the same district or organization get 10% off. (Contact GCEIC at 601.528.5342)
Parents – $60 (Contact GCEIC at 601.528.5342)
