Cultural and Linguistic Competency Lunch and Learn Series: Implicit Bias
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources’ Crossover Xpand SOC Cultural and Linguistic Competency Lunch and Learn Series continuing on April 6th, 2021. Each month, there will be a one (1) hour training with different speakers and topics. The upcoming sessions are as follows: April 6, 2021 Reverend Edward Palmer “Implicit Bias” A one-hour continuing education (CE) […]
Families, Make Your Voices Heard: An Introduction to Advocacy Webinar
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) and Partnership to End Addiction invite you to join in and learn how you can advocate for policies that support families and individuals impacted by mental health and substance use. Make your voices heard! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/families-make-your-voices-heard-an-introduction-to-advocacy-webinar-registration-145920368751
Who is Caring for You? Self Care in an Age of COVID-19 with Sue Badeau
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) In the mental health field, whether as parents, caregivers, professionals, or community advocates, we must address a wide array of child and family needs while following agency regulations, policies, and paperwork. In recent times, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased racial unrest, and frequent natural disasters, […]
Procedural Safeguards and Individual Education Programs (IEPs)
It can be intimidating to know how to approach your child's Individual Education Program (IEP) and IEP meetings with the school. This session goes over how you can be a partner in your child's IEP and use your expertise as a parent to make sure your child's IEP is appropriate for them. Your rights related […]
Building Bridges of Hope: Supporting Children and Youth with High Emotional and Behavioral Health Needs
National Training and Technical Assistance Center Supporting children and youth with high emotional and behavioral needs is often lonely, overwhelming, complex, and not well-understood. How as a caregiver do you navigate school services, child welfare, and other involved systems to get the support you need for your child? How as school providers might we learn […]
Who is Caring for You? Self Care in an Age of COVID-19 with Sue Badeau
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) In the mental health field, whether as parents, caregivers, professionals, or community advocates, we must address a wide array of child and family needs while following agency regulations, policies, and paperwork. In recent times, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, increased racial unrest, and frequent natural disasters, […]
Virtual Support Group – April 15
Any parent or caregiver of a child with a behavioral challenge is welcome to join us on the first and third Thursday of each month. During the month of April, groups will focus on dealing with IEPs and other school issues. There will be time to talk about anything else the group would like to […]
Families As Allies Board Meeting
Quarterly board meeting of the board of Families as Allies. All meetings are open to the public and include time for public comments. Public comments can also be emailed to info@faams.org or faxed to 601-355-0919. Register Here >>
ADA, Olmstead and EPSDT – What Do All These Things Mean to Me?
Nobody knows their children better or is more devoted to advocating for them than their families. This webinar gives families a layperson's overview of civil rights laws related to mental health and Medicaid and what those laws mean about helping children be able to live in their homes and communities. Register here>>
Autism Screening Day
If you or your child's physician, child care provider, or pre- k teacher has concerns about your child's development, you do not want to miss this event. MECIC is hosting a Virtual Autism Screening Day on April 19th: To register for a screening day, please call 601-266-4745. To learn more visit https://mecic-usm.org/.