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Read more about the article Make Your Voice Heard about Early Intervention Services

Make Your Voice Heard about Early Intervention Services

  • Post published:July 26, 2023

In early 2023, Mississippi legislators passed a law that created an Early Intervention Task Force to study Part C services of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in Mississippi. Part C…

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Read more about the article Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities’ Special Education Law Conference a Great Success!

Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities’ Special Education Law Conference a Great Success!

  • Post published:July 18, 2023

Families as Allies says a great big THANK YOU to our friends and partners at the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities and the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center…

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Read more about the article Black Birth Mothers Encouraged to Participate in Survey

Black Birth Mothers Encouraged to Participate in Survey

  • Post published:July 18, 2023

We recently received this invitation from FREDLA (The Family-Run Executive Directors Leadership Association) encouraging us to share a Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) research project. The project leaders are…

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Read more about the article Families as Allies Submits Public Comments on Federal Medicaid Plans to Ensure Access to Care

Families as Allies Submits Public Comments on Federal Medicaid Plans to Ensure Access to Care

  • Post published:July 18, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees how states run their Medicaid programs. Occasionally, CMS proposes new rules…

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Read more about the article Enterprise Holdings Foundation Donates to Families as Allies

Enterprise Holdings Foundation Donates to Families as Allies

  • Post published:July 10, 2023

We were delighted when Coryonda Talley with Enterprise Holdings, Inc, contacted us to say that the Enterprise Holdings Foundation approved a $2,500 grant for Families as Allies. Although we have…

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Read more about the article We’d Like Your Feedback: Families as Allies Participating in SAMHSA Discussions

We’d Like Your Feedback: Families as Allies Participating in SAMHSA Discussions

  • Post published:July 10, 2023

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is "the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral…

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Read more about the article Family Voices Wants to Hear from Families Whose Preferred Language is Not English

Family Voices Wants to Hear from Families Whose Preferred Language is Not English

  • Post published:July 10, 2023

We recently received word about these essential surveys to help families for whom English is not their first language. We encourage you to share these with any families you know.…

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Read more about the article What to Do If Your Medicaid Coverage Ends

What to Do If Your Medicaid Coverage Ends

  • Post published:June 28, 2023

As a reminder, the federal government now requires states to start doing yearly Medicaid eligibility redeterminations again after they had paused them for three years due to COVID. Please note…

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Read more about the article Do You Work with Parent Peer Supporters? Join Us June 29 at 1:30!

Do You Work with Parent Peer Supporters? Join Us June 29 at 1:30!

  • Post published:June 28, 2023

Each quarter, Families as Allies facilitates a virtual conversation for anyone working with parents providing parent-peer support in any system, such as Children's Services Directors, MAP Team Coordinators, Care Coordinators…

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Read more about the article Take This Survey to Help Youth with Special Healthcare Needs Transition to Adulthood

Take This Survey to Help Youth with Special Healthcare Needs Transition to Adulthood

  • Post published:June 28, 2023

The issue of youth with special care needs (YSHCN) aging out of public support problems is important, particularly Black YSHCN. We invite you to participate in a survey by The National Alliance…

Continue ReadingTake This Survey to Help Youth with Special Healthcare Needs Transition to Adulthood
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