Complaining vs. Complaints: How to Use the Law Without a Lawyer to Help Your Child

Description: This webinar helps families and those working with them understand how the formal state complaint process can be used when issues arise with special education. Participants will also be supported in understanding how formal complaint processes often bring more positive results than simply complaining does.

Virtual Family Support Meeting

Open to any parent or caregiver raising a child—we’re here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another.

Learning at Home: Schedules and Routines

Presented by: Brittany Herrington, PhD, Early Learning and SCD Specialist, REACH MS During this first meeting, we will discuss the importance of setting up consistent routines at home. We will provide at-home schedule templates and other resources for helping your children keep track of their school work and become more independent in their daily routines. […]

2020 Virtual Trauma Informed Care Conference

For the past 6 years, several state and local agencies have joined to host the annual Trauma-Informed Care Conference. Each year, the conferences have brought together hundreds of diverse participants representing a wide array of service providers. This year's theme, "There is HOPE! Thriving After the Storm" continues to use the "Storm" as the analogy […]

Leadership Training Graduates Coaching and Support Group

This group will focus on opportunities for leadership training graduates to serve on decision-making groups, provide coaching guidance for those who are already serving on groups or about to serve on groups, and will be a place where graduates can discuss common concerns, problems and successes that will help them be more effective parent/caregiver leaders. […]

Virtual Family Support Meeting

Open to any parent or caregiver raising a child—we’re here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another.

Hope Rising for Suicide Prevention: Virtual Summit

Topics Include: Minimizing the Impacts of COVID 19, Advocacy, Clinical Best Practices, Technology, Training, Peer Support Crisis Services, 988, Substance Use  Support Groups, Wellness, Creativity, Schools,  Workplace, Youth Empowerment, Spirituality and more. Presenters Include: Suicide Attempt Survivors, Loss Survivors, Impacted Family and Friends, Clinicians, Physicians, Advocates, Youth, LGBTQ, BIPOC, Veterans, Health Care Workers, Athletes, Musicians, First Responders, Teachers, […]

Special Education Law Conference & CLE

The Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities will host a Special Education Law Conference and CLE on Monday, September 28, 2020, online via GoToWebinar from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Topics include an overview of special education laws including recent case law, authority and boundaries of non-lawyer advocates, attorney fees, FAPE in the COVID environment, and […]

Mississippi Suicide Prevention Symposium

Mississippi States Department of Psychology and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health are co-hosting the Fourth Annual Suicide Prevention Symposium on Sept. 29. With the theme “Fitting Suicide Prevention into Our Changing Time,” the 11 a.m.-5 p.m. virtual training is designed for parents, caregivers, educators, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, social workers, nurses, and mental health professionals. Conference […]