Supporting Families:

In 2022 we:

  • Were designated the statewide Family to Family Health Information Center to support families of children with special healthcare needs.
  • Developed training and support for families to understand their rights and options when schools demand risk assessments for students.
  • Resumed in-person leadership training for families and trained 26 parents to serve on decision making committees.
  • Provided direct support to over 300 families.

Supporting Community:

In 2022 we:

  • Enhanced our supportive conversations with parent peer support supervisors and began developing supervision tools for them.
  • Expanded the membership of the Hinds County Making A Plan (MAP) team and trained more people working in the medical system about MAP teams.
  • Partnered with CHAMP for Schools to support community mental health providers in understanding families’ and children’s educational rights and options.
  • Trained 31 parents to be parent peer supporters.

Supporting Positive Change:

In 2022 we:

  • Partnered with Mississippi Thrive to expand the system of care to better serve young children and train providers in family driven practice.
  • Collaborated with the Division of Medicaid, managed care organizations and other partners to help families understand and give input into state policies about wraparound care coordination.
  • Supported people receiving services and their families to share their experiences with Mississippi’s mental health system with Dr. Hogan and his monitoring team.