There's much to think about, advocate for and act upon this time of the year. The legislature has been in session for a month, and bills are making their way through the House and Senate. We encourage you to stay updated with important issues for you and your family. This week, we share information about bills related to children and also the legislative process itself. Our resource section has additional articles on mental health legislation and issues.
Any day now, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will likely rule in Mississippi's appeal in its longstanding mental health lawsuit. I appreciated the Magnolia Tribune asking me to write an opinion piece about the case, and we share it with you in this issue of the Ally.
I am delighted to share the photo gallery of our Community Partnership Celebration. What a wonderful evening - because of all of you. Thank you again to our silver sponsors, Amerigroup Mississippi and Doctors Chasity Torrence and Corey Jackson. Amerigroup consistently helps us with projects that engage families at all levels of the system. Drs. Jackson and Torrence share our work and mission far and wide in the psychiatry community, and we were thrilled to get to know the trainees they brought to the Celebration.
It was a joy to honor Representative Ronnie Crudup, Representative Keven Felsher, Mr. Imari McDonald and Ms. Isabelle Taft. We were delighted to have Senator Scott Delano and Representatives Kent McCarty and Jansen Owen join us. We appreciate the work all of them are doing to support mental health services in the state.
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Thank you all for being part of us,