We want to hear from you! Whether you are a researcher, advocate, legislator, agency or state decision or policy maker, practitioner, or a consumer of the child welfare system with lived experience, we are asking you to participate in a series of engaging and insightful conversations intended to broaden awareness of needed change, identify research […]
National Training and Technical Assistance Center Supporting children and youth with high emotional and behavioral needs is often lonely, overwhelming, complex, and not well-understood. How as a caregiver do you navigate school services, child welfare, and other involved systems to get the support you need for your child? How as school providers might we learn […]
Join us via Zoom for our monthly Coaching and Support session for parents who are supporting other parents in any system.
Sponsored by SAMHSA We have lived through unprecedented times as the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, racial turmoil, political upheaval and even weather crises spread across our communities. From March of 2020 until this upcoming September of 2021, many schools were completely closed while others offered a hybrid model of education. Many parents were unexpectedly […]
Open Up Mississippi Join Open Up Mississippi's first annual Open Up Summit. During this event, our young adult members will be paired with mental health professionals to do presentations on the things that matter to them. They will be able to use their collective voices to tell us what they want and need when it […]
You are invited to the Drive -Thru Community Baby Shower Give-Away! 62 Old Airport Rd. While supplies last: Free Pampers, Baby Wipes and a case of water. We are also giving away 2 car seats, 1 pack n play and COVID-19 vaccines for ages 18 and up.
LIFE of Mississippi LIFE of Mississippi's Healthy Opportunity Specialist and P.O.W.E.R. will be hosting a field day for our consumers out at the reservoir. We will be fishing, face painting, arts and crafts! Plenty of fun for the family! Celebrating ADA!! Click for more details!
This group will focus on opportunities for leadership training graduates to serve on decision-making groups, provide coaching guidance for those who are already serving on groups or about to serve on groups and will be a place where graduates can discuss common concerns, problems and successes that will help them be more effective parent/caregiver leaders. […]
The Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities Presents Seventh Annual Special Education Law Conference & CLE This conference will include an overview of IDEA and Section 504; ethical boundaries in special education advocacy; effective communication within the IEP; legal and financial planning for disability; and emerging special education legal issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. CLEs […]
After a year and a half of grappling with the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the country are slated to return to school in person this fall. However, for many, especially parents, the return to in-person instruction has brought with it a variety of worries, hesitations, and questions: - Will my […]