On September 26, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees Medicaid, sent a letter to all state Medicaid directors titled "Best Practices for…
Last week, we shared with you that the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) had published its proposed certification standards changes for public comment. We thank the DMH for opening…
On August 28, Drew Snyder, executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, appointed Joy Hogge, executive director of Families as Allies, to the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) as a…
Below are the highlights of the written feedback Families as Allies submitted to the K-12 Mental Health Task Force in conjunction with Executive Director Joy Hogge's verbal feedback in the…
The Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force held its third set of meetings on Wednesday, August 7, and Thursday, August 8. You can watch the livestream of the meetings on the Senate YouTube channel.…
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…
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:…
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…
This week, we invite you to join Families as Allies in celebrating Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day," "Black Independence Day," and many other names. On June 19, 1865, more…
These are the legislative bills that Families as Allies followed during the 2024 session that the Legislature passed and the governor signed into law. We encourage you to review the entire…