Q&A and Bill Rosamond, Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility

This week our executive director, Joy Hogge, jumped online to talk with Bill Rosamond, the new Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility for Mississippi.

Rosamond previously worked at the Mississippi Attorney General’s office, which assigned him to the Department of Mental Health. He was part of the litigation team on behalf of the state of Mississippi in issues regarding Olmstead v. L.C., the 1999 U.S. Supreme Court case where they ruled that putting people in a state-run psychiatric facility—when they don’t absolutely need to be there—is a form of discrimination.

“The Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility is to perform a comprehensive review of the state’s mental health system,” Rosamond said. “Children’s services, adult services, community-based services—whether they’re offered at community mental health facilities or jails.”

The legislation that created the coordinator position charges him with looking at the mental health system’s overall structure, Rosamond said. He said he’ll be looking at the wide range of mental health services that the state offers to Mississippians, and that he’ll reach out to a variety of people who are a part of the system so they can all help reshape it.

Watch the whole interview to get a better sense of this new role and the man who will fill in as we roll into 2021.

This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. Kimberly Miller

    Exactly. He said it in the first few minutes. He works for the state of Mississippi. Who appointed him. Has the DOJ turned a blind eye? Someone pls ask me if he was concerned about the Americans locked up at MSH!??!!!

    1. Jack Rosamond

      Hey Kimberly, don’t start an argument you can’t win. My name is Jack Rosamond and I am Mr. Rosamond’s son. You do not know what you are talking about. My father has been a man of the people for his entire life. The attorney general appointed him because they knew that he is the person for the job. He has worked so hard to provide equal access for mental health help for all Mississippians and you clearly need some help with yours. If he wasn’t fighting for our mental health rights, you would be in a mental asylum right now.

  2. Tracey

    I worked for the latest company, topic of discussion! I was fired when I did my job and reported concerns about Ethical issues, mold, and basic compliance issues. Sterling Vince said she fired me because of my personality and said she just didn’t like me. It was due to my job performance etc. I was doing a job or jobs they were sitting around talking about. They laughed at clients. The icort nurse gave out injections to individuals who were not even patients which costs money and is illegal and u ethical. There is many layers to my story about Southwest Mississippi Mental Hoealth A clear Path. It’s clearly a joke!

  3. Tracey

    It wasn’t due to my work performance

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