Family Leaders Ready to Partner

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In three years, Families as Allies has trained over eighty family leaders in the Serving on Groups leadership training.

Parent Peer Support: Why It Matters

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Coreaner Price had the opportunity to share her experiences with parent peer support at this past Saturday's Hope Rising summit.

Families: Tell Us What You Think About Your Child's Healthcare

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Any family living in Mississippi raising a child between birth and 21 years of age can take the survey about CHAMP and access to healthcare.

Child Welfare Professionals Interview: Families as Allies and Family-Driven Practice

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Child Welfare Professionals interviewed Joy Hogge for this Instagram-based look at Families as Allies and family-driven practice.

Facebook Live, Sept. 30

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Join us each fifth Wednesday for a Facebook Live conversation about Families as Allies and how we can help you.

Virtual Family Support Meeting, Oct. 1

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Family support meeting for parents or caregivers raising a child to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns, and support one another.


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Status Conference in U.S. v Mississippi Mental Health Lawsuit, Oct. 2

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Judge Carlton Reeves issued the order below on September 22. The status conference scheduled in this case for October 2, 2020, at 9:00 A.M. will be conducted by videoconference. Members of the public may listen in by dialing 877-336-1829 and entering passcode 3608939#.

NFFCMH 2020 Virtual Mini-Conference, Nov. 10-12

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Workshops addressing peer support, family/youth leadership, co-occurring mental health/substance use disorders, trauma-informed services.

Mississippi Department of Mental Health Peer Support Training, Nov 16-20

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This training includes a track facilitated by Families as Allies for parents who want to do peer support for other parents.

MDHS' Mississippi Suicide Prevention Plan 2020-22 Report

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The Mississippi Suicide Prevention Workgroup was formed in April 2016 to finalize the state's efforts in developing a formal plan to help end a public health issue that affects people of all ages, races, and genders - suicide.

Sesame Street video helps kids with autism learn to wear a mask

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Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID can be hard for kids who have autism. In a new Sesame Street video, Julia and her dad practice wearing a mask.

Shattering the Silence: Youth Suicide Prevention | Sadie Penn | TEDxYouth@Lancaster

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Sadie Penn is a suicide survivor and is now an advocate of suicide prevention. She feels it's time to talk about the struggle and get it out in the open.