Mental Health announces first round of layoffs
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health announced the first round of layoffs following approval from the Mississippi State Personnel Board. DMH is set to layoff...
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First opioid abuse town hall to be held Tuesday
A series of town hall events will be held around the state in an order to curb the growing opioid abuse epidemic in Mississippi. The...
AG Hood discusses mental health cuts, lawsuits
The Department of Mental Health has recently announced that 650 jobs will have to be cut in order to adjust to their budget allocation for...
Department of Mental Health announces impact from budget cuts
In April, the Mississippi Board of Mental Health was presented with a proposed annual budget for the operation of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health...
Budget cuts hit Department of Mental Health
The Department of Mental Health will see a budget decrease of six percent for fiscal year 2018....
Bill to give Governor power over Mental Health dies
The Mississippi Health Agency Reorganization Act of 2017, or SB 2567, has died in the Senate. The bill would have given Governor Phil Bryant the...
Senate to reconsider Governor oversight of Department of Mental Health
The Senate passed a bill that would move the Department of Mental Health under the supervision of Governor Phil Bryant, but that bill is now...
State employees could lose protection from Personnel Board
With a House Bill that passed Thursday, a majority of the people who work for state agencies would no longer have protections from the Mississippi...
Looking beyond numbers: Department of Mental Health develops suicide prevention plan, looks beyond numbers
JACKSON, MISS– The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) has released its first state plan for suicide prevention, making an important step in efforts to...
Department of Mental Health spending under scrutiny
JACKSON, MISS– The spending habits of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health were under scrutiny during budget hearings at the state capitol on Tuesday. ...