On July 19, 2022, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released new guidance. The guidance aims to help…
In children's mental health, as in all areas of life, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) focuses on how to help children with mental health challenges have the same opportunity…
Crisis counselors assist callers to 988 and connect them with resources including mobile crisis response and crisis stabilization units
The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (CHAMP) Project “is a consultation and educational service for pediatric primary care providers in Mississippi.” That means ANY pediatrician, family medicine…
Wendy Bailey, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, shared: Dear Community Partners, In Mississippi, we are quickly approaching the "soft launch" of the 988 Suicide and Crisis…
The United States Department of Justice issued this statement on June 22, 2022, commemorating the Olmstead ruling: "Twenty-three years ago today, the Supreme Court decided Olmstead v. L.C., a landmark case…
In the heartbreaking aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting, we urged everyone to take great care in how they described the relationship between mental illness and gun violence. We also committed…
The Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) recently released a Blueprint for Change: A National Framework for a System of Services for Children and Youth with…
Margaret (Meg) Schweitzer Tucker passed away on May 20, 2022. She was 57. She is survived by her husband, Kevin Tucker, and her sister, Nancy Schweitzer Polidi. She was preceded…
Families as Allies applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its emphasis on a coordinated approach to children's mental health across state and federal agencies, as…