Legislative Update for 4/9/2024
Many bills may die in the House and Senate this week because each chamber has to vote on bills from the other chamber by April 10, 2024, for those bills…
Mississippi disAbility MegaConference Registration is Open!
We at Families as Allies wanted to make sure you saw this from the Mississippi disAbility MegaConference Planning team: We are excited to announce that registration for the 2024 Mississippi…
Early Childhood ECHO: A Virutal Network for Everyone Who Cares About Young Children
The Social Sciences Research Center at Mississippi State University shared an exciting opportunity for families of young children and others working with young children to learn from and support each…
Legislative Update for March 27, 2024: Children’s Health Care Bills
Families as Allies continues to follow these bills related to children and families and the systems and issues that affect them. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker Jason White have assigned…
Families as Allies gives Additional Feedback on Civil Commitment Bills
In recent weeks, we have shared with you news stories and our outrage about authorities jailing Mississippians with mental illness simply because they need care during a crisis. Mississippi is…
New ‘Partnering with Families’ Training Available from the National Federation of Families and the National Family Support TA Center
We're excited to see the National Federation of Families and the National Family Support TA Center launch "Partnering with Families in Behavioral Health," a new online course for behavioral health providers that…
Help Us Celebrate Mississippi’s Newest Parent-Peer Supporters this Friday, March 22nd at 1 p.m.
Please join us in honoring the most recent class of parent-peer supporters at our virtual graduation celebration this Friday, March 22, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. The number of parent-peer supporters…
Mississippi Legislative Update for March 19, 2024
Families as Allies is tracking these bills related to mental health, disabilities and children. The list sorts bills according to their content areas: mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice/criminal justice, education, special…
Special Education Advisory Panel Meets March 20th at 10 a.m.
The federal government mandates that every state has a panel to advise the state education department about special education services. The panel must include parents. Mississippi's Special Education Advisory Panel…
What To Do If Your Child Loses Medicaid or CHIP
Over the past year, Medicaid restarted yearly redeterminations after the federal government halted them for three years during COVID-19. These two tip sheets tell you things you can do if…