September named suicide prevention month
It’s suicide prevention month in Mississippi and across the country. Governor Phil Bryant signed a proclamation earlier this month, declaring September to be Suicide Prevention...
Tag : Mississippi Department of Mental Health
Featured Prescription drug drop boxes placed in Jackson
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) have purchased five prescription drop boxes for the City of Jackson...
Featured Jackson hosts Children’s Mental Health Summit
The Fifth Annual Children’s Mental Health Summit, hosted by Canopy Children’s Solutions in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, took place today at...
The Cult(ure) of Comfort. How a pain management revolution lead to the worst heroin scourge in US history
by Jared Bounds
“Heroin used to be a junk drug. The cost was way too high, because it came from areas like Afghanistan and Turkey, the effects were...
Author Sam Quinones discusses Mississippi’s opiate threat July 10
by Jared Bounds
Journalist and author Sam Quinones will be joining state officials next month to discuss his experiences with the opioid crisis that is affecting Mississippians of...
Facebook post prompts mental health conversation after Lincoln County shooting spree
by Jared Bounds
The Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police posted a plea to state lawmakers one day after eight people were killed in Lincoln County this weekend....