We spend a lot of time at Families as Allies, ensuring that programs, providers, policies, and systems are family-driven. We also look at ourselves and ask the families if Families as Allies is family-driven. It is the most important thing we can do. That’s our mission: to ensure that Mississippi’s care system for children is family-driven. Because those words are jargon-y, we boil our mission down to this: Families are partners in their children’s care. Families are at every table, be it for their child or for the systems that serve all of our children.
We have a fantastic opportunity for families to partner in every aspect of research about treatments that might help their children. We hope you will join us.
Families as Allies is helping the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and other partners design a research proposal to submit to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) about the best types of mental health treatment for children ages birth to 21. We all have an excellent opportunity to learn more about this research approach.
Please join us for a learning lunch on Friday, March 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hinds Behavioral Health’s conference center (3450 US-80, Jackson, MS 39209 – park and enter on the east side of the building). Mabel Crescioni, Senior Engagement Officer from PCORI, will share some background on PCORI, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Multisector Stakeholder Engagement, how families and community partners can be part of this work, and more.
All are welcome to attend the lunch, but registration is required.
