Thank you to everyone who came out for our Eleventh Annual Community Partnership Celebration! BRAVO! was brimming with people and overflowing with the joyful spirit of the evening. The evening…
On Monday, February 24, Families as Allies hosted its annual Community Partnership Celebration, bringing together families, partners, and community leaders to recognize outstanding contributions to supporting children and families in Mississippi.…
This week the Magnolia Tribune published an opinion column by Families as Allies Executive Director Joy Hogge. The column, headlined: "Accountability, real-world outcomes needed in Mississippi mental health system," discussed…
Are you a parent or caregiver raising or raising a child aged 0-21 who has mental health or behavioral health challenges? Would you like to use your lived experience to…
It can be bittersweet to say good-bye to the interns who work with us. Venise Rankin, a Jackson State student completing her bachelor's degree in social work, finished her semester-long…
September is both Suicide Prevention Month and National Recovery Month. Throughout the month we will be sharing recovery and suicide prevention stories that you share with us. Please feel free…
The SEEDS Program (Strategies for Emergency Empowerment for Delta Students) through the Community Students Learning Center in Lexington, MS is a program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to…
Guest blog by Florance Bass What is inclusion and why does it matter? Recently, I enrolled my son in summer care with a church childcare center. When I arrived for…
The Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry service, or CHAMP, is a program out of the University of Mississippi Medical Center that Families as Allies is proud to be…
This week, two of our leadership training participants—Jackie Easley and Haley Pridmore—join Joy Hogge, Henry Moore, and Coreaner Price from Families as Allies to discuss their experience from the leadership…