The Ally: Resources for Coping This Holiday Season |
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| | This week we share information to help with stress and issues that arise around the holidays. Please check out our recording of our final Families as Allies Live for 2022. There's good information on school issues for both families and school systems. Remember, the purpose of school is for ALL children to learn. We want to ensure that children who need extra support get it and that none are unnecessarily suspended or sent home early as winter break approaches. In addition, we share resources for dealing with the holidays in blogs and resources. We also want you to share with us! We are adding a Frequently Asked Questions section to our website. We made a list of questions based on the calls we receive and the difficult situations that families face. Please check out the list and let us know if we need to add questions or change any of the ones already on the list. We want the questions to be as helpful as possible to all of you. Please note that none of the questions have answers with them yet. First, we want to make sure we ask the right questions. And speaking of sharing, please go by NAMI Mississippi's Holiday Hello on Thursday, December 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., spend some time with them and check out their new office. Our Virtual: Bring Your IEP and Other School Questions is December 15 at noon CST. All families with any school questions are welcome. Don't forget our Ninth Annual Families as Allies Community Partnership Celebration on January 23, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Check out our events section for more activities and training. | |
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 | | | This past Wednesday, Families as Allies held its quarterly "Fifth Wednesday" live stream on Facebook and Youtube. Four times a year, we take to the Web to discuss issues that concern families of children with behavioral health and related challenges. | | |
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 | | | We're developing a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for our website based on our most frequent calls and questions. Please look at this list and let us know on this anonymous survey if any questions should be added or changed. You can also call us at 601-355-0915 or email us at info@faams.org. | | |
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 | | | We know that the holidays can be stressful, joyful, or sometimes a mixture. Last week we told you we would share resources for coping with the holidays throughout December. This week, we draw your attention to "Holidays with a Disabled Child | 10 Tips for a Stress-Free Season, a helpful blog post. | | |
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 | | | Stop by and grab light snacks, or simply say "hello" and hear more about NAMI programs and meet the staff, board members and volunteers. | | |
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 | | | Are you feeling lucky? Help Mississippi Families for Kids fundraise for 2023 services by purchasing Gala raffle tickets for a chance to win one of three amazing prizes! Raffle tickets must be purchased online by 5 p.m. December 8th. | | |
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 | | | Join Mississippi Families for Kids on December 8th at 6:30 for a gala to fundraise for permanency services for 2023! Enjoy a night at Duling Hall in Jackson, MS filled with music, dinner, drinks, drawdown, and an online raffle. It will be a night of celebration! Black tie attire encouraged. | | |
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 | | | Join the Junior Auxiliary of Byram & Terry's family-friendly event for FREE developmental, behavioral, and autistic screenings on-site. This informative event will have developmental, behavioral and autism screenings, sessions on childhood suicide awareness and other engaging and fun activities. | | |
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 | | | For any parents supporting other parents in any system. Parent peer support specialists, parent consultants, parent educators and parents who have completed parent peer support training are strongly encouraged to attend. | | |
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 | | | This hour is open for any family member to drop in for all or some of the time to ask questions or get feedback about IEP issues and other school situations. We ask anyone who stops by to respect the confidentiality of the group and not share anything discussed in the group outside of the group. | | |
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 | | | Board Committee meetings will be held prior to the Board meeting. The full Board will begin at 9 a.m. | | |
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 | | | The Department of Mental Health and the Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (BIDD) Advisory Council, comprised of service providers and advocacy organizations, are launching an awareness campaign in recognition of March as Intellectual and Developmental Disability Awareness Month. | | |
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 | | | This group focuses on understanding current policy issues and also opportunities for leadership training graduates to serve on decision-making committees. Leadership training graduates are strongly encouraged to attend, but the meetings are open to anyone who is interested in learning more about policy. | | |
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 | | | Join us for our Ninth Annual Community Partnership Celebration to honor this good work and make sure that it continues. | | |
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 | | | With an uptick in children and youth requiring specialized inpatient psychiatric care, this blog highlights state Medicaid strategies to support children who have complex co-occurring chronic behavioral health conditions. | | |
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 | | | It is never easy to acknowledge that your child has a serious mental health issue and then to take the difficult step of seeking a diagnosis and treatment. In an ideal world, parents seeking care for a child would have the support of family members, other caregivers and their child's teachers. | | |
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 | | | Download the Right Direction Self-Care Toolkit here. Self-care can help people in addressing mental health challenges. By developing a self-care routine and engaging in related activities and practices, people can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, ultimately helping to maintain | | |
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