Families as Allies

Transition Exit Summary of Performance: ﻿What is It?
2024-12-05 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
IDEA 2004 mandates that students with an IEP complete an exit Summary of Performance (SOP) at the end of high school. Join us to learn what an SOP is and how it’s used.
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6 Core Principles of IDEA
2024-12-03 10:30 - 12:00
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
This presentation will cover the six foundational principles of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law that gives eligible children with disabilities rights to the specially designed instruction and individualized services and supports they need to benefit from public education. Participants will learn about evaluation, FAPE, IEP, LRE, parent and student participation, and procedural safeguards.
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Supporting Youth and Young Adults With Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities
2024-11-26 12:30 - 14:00
Families Together in New York State
Get ready to mark your calendars for a transformative event on November 26th from 12:30 to 2:00 PM! We are buzzing with excitement to invite you to our empowering webinar, where we’ll dive into the world of developmental disabilities, explore the unique challenges faced by our incredible youth, and offer vital strategies to support them like never before!
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Mental Health & Dismantling Stigma Associated With Youth Experiencing Homelessness
2024-11-25 12:00 - 12:45
National Runaway Safeline
The National Runaway Saeline is excited to announce the details for their Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month Lunch & Learn series, and look forward to you joining them for an engaging discussion during any or all of these webinars.
Each webinar will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. ET and will feature a presentation plus Q&A.
Can’t make it? Visit the NRS YouTube page to find a recording of each webinar.
For more information, contact Day Alston, NRS Communications Manager, at dalston@1800RUNAWAY.org.
Webinars and dates are below:

November 19, 2024: “Youth in Crisis: A Review of the National Runaway Safeline’s 2023 Data” presented by Sam Gillis, Chief Program Officer, National Runaway Safeline

November 21, 2024: “Transforming Systems to End Youth Homelessness: NN4Y’s Federal Advocacy, Youth Partnership, and Cross-System Collaborative Work” presented by Darla Bardine, Executive Director, National Network for Youth

November 25, 2024: “Mental Health & Dismantling Stigma Associated With Youth Experiencing Homelessness” presented by Sebastian Ramos, Director of Training, National Runaway Safeline

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Promoting Positive Behavior in Your Child
2024-11-25 12:00 - 12:30
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
Effective discipline is essential to raising children who behave well with peers and adults, demonstrate self-control, and choose to avoid risky behaviors. Join us as we discuss PRACTICAL, POSITIVE, and PROACTIVE ways to achieve this with your child using Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and ways to support them in learning to maintain these critical skills for the rest of their lives.
Presented by: Patty Gautier, Family & Dissemination Coordinator, REACH MS
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Using Employment Skills during the Holiday Season
2024-11-21 12:00 - 13:00
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
The holiday season is the perfect time for youth and young adults with disabilities to focus on pre-employment skills. Join us to learn specific activities that focus on getting prepared to work!
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Transforming Systems to End Youth Homelessness: NN4Y’s Federal Advocacy, Youth Partnership, and Cross-System Collaborative Work
2024-11-21 12:00 - 12:45

Tips for Effective IEP Meetings: Before, During and After
2024-11-21 10:30 - 11:30
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
It’s hard to remember everything you need to know for an IEP meeting. Join us and learn steps on how to prepare before, during and after the meeting.
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Una Probadita de Cafe
2024-11-20 18:00 - 19:30
Be Strong Families
Nuestra serie Una Probadita de Café le ofrece una vista previa de Cafés: ¡las conversaciones estructuradas y de grupos pequeños internacionalmente conocidas de Cafés: Be Strong Families! Únase a nosotros para una sesión gratuita en la que podrá participar en conversaciones entre pares que transforman, sanan y fortalecen a las familias.
Presentada cada mes a partir de septeimbre 2024 El ultimo miercoles de cada mes.
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Special Education Advisory Panel Meeting
2024-11-20 10:15
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
(MDRS)
The Special Education Advisory Panel will meet via Zoom on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.. You may access the meeting in person, online, or by phone.
Join Zoom Meeting Online:
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Join Zoom Meeting by Phone:
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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The Panel will hear public comments at 10:15 a.m.
Written comments may be submitted to:
Mississippi Department of Education
Attn: Sharon Strong Coon
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
Email: scoon@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 Sharon Strong Coon or Mona Spells Adou at 601-359-3498.

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Colaborativa de Plática para Proveedores: Fortaleciendo los Servicios de Salud Mental en Español
2024-11-19 14:00 - 15:30
National Training & TA Center for Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health
Como respuesta a la gran cantidad de peticiones para establecer un espacio bilingüe para los profesionales de salud mental, el Centro Nacional de Capacitación y Asistencia Técnica (NTTAC, por sus siglas en inglés) ofrece esta serie de Pláticas para Proveedores, un espacio colaborativo mensual para el aprendizaje entre pares y el intercambio de recursos. Esta serie dirigida por una facilitadora bilingüe estará disponible a partir de octubre de 2024 y brinda la oportunidad a los miembros de la fuerza laboral de salud mental a compartir desafíos y experiencias comunes al proporcionar servicios a comunidades hispanohablantes cuyo idioma principal es otro idioma diferente al inglés, así como recursos de alta calidad y soluciones innovadoras. Todos los niveles de competencia y comodidad con el idioma español son bienvenidos – este es un espacio inclusivo y bilingüe. ¡Bienvenidos a todos/as/es!
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Youth in Crisis: A Review of the National Runaway Safeline’s 2023 Data
2024-11-19 12:00 - 12:45

Support for Families Dealing with Bullying at School
2024-11-19 12:00
Families as Allies
We are getting more and more calls about school bullying, and descriptions of bullying are getting more severe. This webinar will support families dealing with bullying at their children’s schools. These are the goals of the webinar:

Participants will be able to identify federal and state bullying-related laws.
Participants will be able to describe how families can use state bullying policies and procedures to help their children.
Participants will be able to explain how parents can use federal protections for children with disabilities related to bullying.

The webinar is open to all interested participants. Families are especially encouraged to attend
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Steps for Success: Making IEP Meetings Work
2024-11-19 10:30 - 11:30
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
Do you often leave your child’s IEP meeting feeling as if your concerns were not heard or addressed and that nothing has changed? You may be missing one of the steps covered in this training. Join us to learn how to avoid some of the most common hurdles and have more productive IEP meetings and better outcomes for your child.
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Community Health Fair
2024-11-16 10:00 - 14:00
The Association of South Jackson Neighborhoods
FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | All ARE WELCOMEDPLEASE JOIN US & GET INFORMED ON HEALTHCARE!!!Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024Time: 10 am-2 pmLocation: Peggy Calhoun Community Center4243 Willowood blvd jackson, ms 39212Food Vendor On-Site: Mr. Turkey Leg Food TruckFor more information contact: Mr. Ernest Ward 601-201-3020.

Parent/Caregiver Peer Support Graduation
2024-11-15 13:00
Families as Allies
Please join us in congratulating our newest class of parent-peer support graduates. In addition to celebrating their accomplishments, this is a great opportunity to build the parent-peer support community. We encourage the graduates’ friends and families, as well as anyone who supports parent-peer supporters or is interested in learning more about being a parent-peer supporter, to attend.
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The Game Plan: (Dad’s Café)
2024-11-15 12:00 - 13:30
Be Strong Families
Our A Taste of Cafés series gives you a preview of Cafés—Be Strong Families’ internationally known, structured, small group conversations! Join us for a free session where you can take part in peer-to-peer conversations that facilitate transformation, healing, and strength within families.
The theme of this meeting is The Game Plan. The goal of every game is to win. The strategy: prepare well, always do your best and show up. When it comes to creating a strong family, what is the game plan? How do you prepare to be a good dad? Join our candid conversation about different strategies for a winning game plan.
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Teaming and Collaborating Part 3: Sharing What You Know with Professionals
2024-11-15 10:30 - 11:00
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
You know your child best. Sharing what you know with professionals can help them provide the most appropriate services and supports. As a parent or family member you have much to contribute to the team. Join us and learn tips on how to share and other important tips.
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Teaming and Collaborating Part 2: Family Members Working with Other Team Members
2024-11-14 10:30 - 11:00
Teaming and Collaborating Part 2: Family Members Working with Other Team Members
The quality of relationships and interactions between parents and professionals on IFSP or IEP teams affects the team’s success in achieving desired outcomes for the child. Join us to learn how to work with parents and/or professionals in ways that will assist with communication and conflict resolution.
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Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council
2024-11-14 10:00
Department of Mental Health
Federal law specifies the duties of the Joint Mental Health Planning Councils.
>Duties include:

To review the Mental Health Block Grant Plan and to make recommendations;
To serve as an advocate for adults with serious mental illness, children with a serious emotional disturbance, and other individuals with mental illnesses; and
To monitor, review, and evaluate, not less than once yearly, the allocation and adequacy of mental health services within the State.

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Meeting Location-in person
Region 8 Mental Health Services
613 Marquette Rd,
Brandon, MS 39042

Contact Information
August Irving
601-359-6204
august.irving@dmh.ms.gov

Supportive Coaching for Parents Supporting Other Parents
2024-11-13 12:00 - 13:00
For any parents supporting other parents in any system. Parent peer support specialists, parent consultants, parent educators, and parents who have completed parent peer support training are strongly encouraged to attend. We will discuss current trends in parent peer support, national standards for parent peer support, continuing education opportunities, and local and state issues affecting parent peer support. The group also provides support and coaching for any specific issues participants share. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 12 noon. We ask that anyone attending respect the confidentiality of the group.
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Invitation to Exhibit at the MHSA Fall Leadership Institute
2024-11-13 - 2024-11-15
Mississippi Head Start Association
The Mississippi Head Start Association would like to invite your company to participate as an exhibitor at their upcoming Mississippi Head Start Association Fall Leadership Institute. The event is scheduled for November 13th-15th at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Biloxi, MS.
Should you have any questions or require further information, feel free to reach out to Felicia Thompson, at feliciadthompson@gmail.com
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Transition: Steps for Success
2024-11-12 12:00 - 13:30
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
Transition is an ongoing process. Youth with disabilities should have a transition plan in place by the age of 14 that outlines the skills they need to master and the goals to get them ready to exit high school. Join us to learn more about the process, what questions to ask and how to find resources and support.
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Teaming and Collaborating Part 1: Participating on Your Child's Team
2024-11-12 10:30 - 11:00
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center Project
Family members and other team members need to exchange information and share knowledge and expertise. This session will provide tips on why parents need to be part of and feel like part of the team.
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Mississippi Autism Advisory Committee Meeting
2024-11-12 09:30
The Mississippi Autism Advisory Committee
The Mississippi Autism Advisory Committee (MAAC) was created by House Bill 11252 (2011 Regular Session) as the Legislature recognized an urgent need for strategies on how to best identify, treat, educate, accommodate, and employ people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and assist their families. The MAAC’s mission is “to study, make recommendations and develop a strategic plan on how best to educate and train students with ASD to maximize their potential productivity within the workforce … and to develop an annual plan” outlining these strategies. The MAAC is tasked with writing a report to the legislature outlining any roadblocks to creating meaningful progress in the areas of mental health, education, medical, and employment for people with ASD and their families.
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One Loud Voice: A multi-disciplinary approach to child abuse
2024-11-12 - 2024-11-14
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi

2024 One Loud Voice
SAVE THE DATE

November 12 @ 4:30 pm – Networking Social
November 13 & 14 from 8 am-5 pm – Conference

Beau Rivage | Biloxi, Mississippi
The largest conference of its kind in Mississippi, One Loud Voice provides both basic and advanced training in the detection, investigation, prosecution, and healing interventions in all types of child victimization, including physical and sexual abuse, neglect, fatalities, sexual exploitation, abduction, trafficking, and internet-related exploration.
If your organization is interested in the health and safety of children or in training law enforcement, child protective services personnel, prosecutors, or other professionals involved in protecting children, this premier conference is ideal for you!

Torchbearers Celebration
2024-11-08 18:00 - 21:00
Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
Help us celebrate families, friends, businesses, and professionals who are helping us improve the lives of people with disabilities.
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3rd Annual Mississippi Minority Mental Health Symposium
2024-11-08
Premier Professional Counseling Services
The 3rd annual Mississippi Minority Mental Health Symposium, a premier event dedicated to fostering education, collaboration, and advocacy on mental health issues in Mississippi will take place Friday, November 8th at Knight Nonprofit Center in Gulfport, MS.
This year’s symposium will emphasize the critical importance of cultural competence in mental health care and wellness.
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Magnolia Medical Foundation Grand Re-Launch
2024-11-07 15:00 - 17:00
Magnolia Medical Foundation
Join Magnolia Medical Foundation for their Grand Re-Launch on Thursday, November 7th, 2024! There will be lots of food, music, and fun!!
