Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force Meets August 7 and 8
The Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force will hold its third set of meetings on Wednesday, August 7, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, August 8, from 8…
Join Us for the Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council Meeting on August 8
We hope to see you at the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council this Thursday, August 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Hinds Behavioral Health (3240 Hwy 80 W…
Federal Monitors Want to Know What Mississippi Families Think about Special Education Services
Every five years, monitors from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) visit states to evaluate their special education services. In late October, they will be in Mississippi to review…
Survey: Have You Been Asked to Sign a Consent for Your Child’s School-Based Medicaid Services?
The US Department of Education has proposed eliminating the requirement that parents of children with disabilities consent to their child's school or district billing Medicaid directly for school-based services such…
Results from Families as Allies Surveys in 2024
Our core values at Families as Allies are every child and family, excellence, partnership and accountability. We want to hold the systems that work with our children accountable for these values. We…
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Our Discussion of The U.S. Senate Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Hearing
On June 12, the United States Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing about youth psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). The hearing coincided with the release of this report: Warehouses Of Neglect:…
Department of Mental Health Standards Open for Public Comment
The proposed revisions to the 2020 Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Operational Standards are now available for public comment. The DMH requires community mental health centers and other community…
K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force Holds First Meeting
The Mississippi State Legislature passed Senate Bill 2727 during its 2024 regular session. This law establishes the Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force for 2024. The law requires the Task Force…
US Senate Hearing on Youth Residential Treatment Facilities: Share Your Feedback
On June 12, the United States Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing about youth psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). The hearing coincided with the release of this report: Warehouses Of Neglect:…
Join Us this Saturday and Learn to Help Us with Outreach
Families as Allies is training interested parents and caregivers (someone other than a parent raising a child with a behavioral health or related challenge) to help with outreach in communities…