Behavioral Disorders

South Mississippi State Hospital will be a leader in providing the citizens of South Mississippi a continuum of psychiatric services that are fully integrated with other healthcare programs. To provide the highest quality acute psychiatric care for adults who live in South Mississippi

The mission of Specialized Treatment Facility is to promote and strengthen the mental health and the education of up to 48 adolescent males and females who are experiencing behavioral difficulties in their homes, schools, and communities. Specialized Treatment Facility will enhance the Department of Mental Health mission to a better tomorrow by making a difference in the lives of Mississippians with mental illness and substance abuse one person at a time.

Mississippi Families As Allies for Children Mental Health is an association that strive to provide the adapted support to the family with children with mental disabilities.Keeping the harmony in the family can be a huge challenge when it is confronted with mental health issues. Hopefully, research progress daily and there is adapted care and treatment for most of the current issues regarding children mental health.