Events

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 >>

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>>