Looking ahead to the new year, we are thrilled to announce the 10th Annual Families as Allies Community Partnership Celebration! We've planned for this milestone event on Monday, January 29, 2024,…
We hope to see ALL of you at the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council on November 2, 2023, from 10 a.m. to noon at Hudspeth Regional Center in the Chastain Auditorium.…
We urge you to attend the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council in person on November 2, 2023, from 10 a.m. to noon at Hudspeth Regional Center in the Chastain Auditorium. This…
The U.S. Congress established National Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in 1990. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) facilitates MIAW the first week of October each year. NAMI designated the theme of…
The National Federation of Families, "a nationwide advocacy organization with families as its sole focus," is near and dear to our hearts at Families as Allies. We are Mississippi's state chapter…
Every time there's a fifth Wednesday in a month, the Families as Allies team takes to Facebook and YouTube to offer a live-stream discussion on several topics that are current issues at Families as…
Anyone certified through the PLACE Division of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health to provide peer support must renew their certification and pay their renewal fee by Sept. 29, 2023.…
Today, Wednesday, Aug. 30, Families as Allies will host "Families as Allies Live," a special event scheduled during lunchtime. Every time there's a fifth Wednesday in the month, we meet…
The federal government mandates every state to "establish and maintain an advisory panel for the purpose of providing policy guidance with respect to special education and related services for children with disabilities…
We encourage anyone interested in services for people with mental illness and substance-use disorders to attend the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council virtually or in person at Mississippi State Hospital (3550…