Families as Allies is honored to be associated with Family Voices through being Mississippi's Family-to-Family Information Center. Family Voices is "a national nonprofit led by families and friends of children and youth…
This past week, we joined NAMI-MS, the Association of Mississippi Peer Support Specialists and the Mental Health Association of South Mississippi for Mental Health and Wellness Day at the Capitol.…
Our Community Partnership Celebration is always a wonderful evening of celebration and fellowship. Please join us at BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar on February 24, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. for our…
Over the years at Families as Allies, families have consistently called us about how to deal with their children reporting bullying at school. Since school began last August, more families…
We at Families as Allies base everything we do on the definition of family-driven practice: "Families have the primary role in decisions regarding their children as well as the policies and…
Over the past few weeks, we shared information about Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) in schools with you as part of our recommendations to the legislative K-12 Mental Health Task…
Last week, we shared this quote with you in discussing the role of school counselors: "We appreciated all the speakers who spoke to the task force but were particularly struck…
Each year, our calls increase when school starts as families try to figure out how to deal with special education issues. We shared these suggestions and resources in August 2023, which remain…
The Mississippi K-12 Mental Health Task Force will hold its third set of meetings on Wednesday, August 7, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, August 8, from 8…
We hope to see you at the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council this Thursday, August 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Hinds Behavioral Health (3240 Hwy 80 W…