This past week has been busy—in a good way. Last Thursday we had the chance to be in two beautiful places. First, we were at Mississippi's Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council. Please take a few minutes to learn all the council is doing and how you can participate. Many great opportunities await us!
We also attended Thursday's Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Conference. We are thrilled that Dr. Ashten Yost, EDHI Director, reached out to us several months ago to grow the parent-to-parent support they were already doing with parents of very young babies with hearing loss. We learned so much and made new friends at the conference. You can learn more about EDHI in our resource section, and we've also included information about transitioning from early intervention to preschool services. We know that transition can be significant for young children and their families.
We have other new partnerships besides EDHI; we look forward to sharing more about them with you over the next few weeks.
Of course, the legislative session also keeps us busy this time of year. Please take a few minutes to read our legislative update. We remain very mindful of people with mental illness ending up in jail rather than getting treatment. I urge you to stay aware as well. We must work together to fix this while holding policymakers and systems accountable for responsive and humane solutions.
We invite all parent-peer supporters to join us on February 14 from noon to 1 p.m. CT for Supportive Coaching for Parents Supporting Other Parents. February 15, from noon to 1 p.m., is our Bring Your IEP and Other School Questions. All families who have questions about school issues are welcome. Please check out our events calendar for more!
