The Harrison County Board of Supervisors has released the following statement in regards to the closing of Gulf Coast Mental Health Center. "The Harrison County Board of Supervisors has no intention of allowing Gulf Coast Mental Health Center to close…
Hundreds of people across the Coast will soon be losing community mental health services. Board members for the Gulf Coast Mental Health Center announced they will no longer be able to fund services after August 11th. This comes after the…
Mental health is a growing issue across the United States and even right here on the Coast. Moss Point Mayor Mario King said, “Over the course of the last two years since I have been mayor we have seen at…
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health is eliminating 650 jobs because of state budget cuts, impacting our local communities and hospitals on the Coast. According to a Singing River Health Systems doctor on the state board of the DMH, the…
One Coast county is trying to do its part to keep people with serious mental illnesses out of jail and get the help they need. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors recently agreed to join the Steppin’ Up Initiative. Each…
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says that securing funding for mental health research is key to stopping future tragedies.
Because of state budget cuts, Mississippi will lose all of its state operated programs to help people break an addiction to drugs and alcohol. The State Department of Mental Health will close two chemical dependency units for men, one with…