Impact
Supporting Families:
In 2022 we:
- Were designated the statewide Family to Family Health Information Center to support families of children with special healthcare needs.
- Developed training and support for families to understand their rights and options when schools demand risk assessments for students.
- Resumed in-person leadership training for families and trained 26 parents to serve on decision making committees.
- Provided direct support to over 300 families.
Supporting Community:
In 2022 we:
- Enhanced our supportive conversations with parent peer support supervisors and began developing supervision tools for them.
- Expanded the membership of the Hinds County Making A Plan (MAP) team and trained more people working in the medical system about MAP teams.
- Partnered with CHAMP for Schools to support community mental health providers in understanding families’ and children’s educational rights and options.
- Trained 31 parents to be parent peer supporters.
Supporting Positive Change:
In 2022 we:
- Partnered with Mississippi Thrive to expand the system of care to better serve young children and train providers in family driven practice.
- Collaborated with the Division of Medicaid, managed care organizations and other partners to help families understand and give input into state policies about wraparound care coordination.
- Supported people receiving services and their families to share their experiences with Mississippi’s mental health system with Dr. Hogan and his monitoring team.
