For services and service providers near you, information is provided on their location, how to reach them, and the types of services they offer.
(MDCPS) Carroll County Child Protective Services
Support Human & Placement ServicesCarrol County(MDCPS) MS Child Protective Services
Support Human & Placement ServicesPanola County(MDCPS) MS Department of Child Protective Services Quitman County Office
Support Human & Placement ServicesQuitman County(MDHS) MS Department of Human Services – Chickasaw County
Support Human & Placement ServicesChickasaw County(Region IV) Mental Health Services
Mental Health & Drug/Alcohol AssistanceTishomingo County24-Hour Mental Health Hotline
Mental Health & Drug/Alcohol AssistanceLee County28th Place Hattiesburg Clinic
Health & Medical ServicesForrest County3 Step Daycare Center 2
Child Care & Children's ProgramsAttala County3:00 P.M. Academy
Child Care & Children's ProgramsMarshall County4-H Club @ Mississippi State University Extension-Lamar County
Child Care & Children's ProgramsLamar County
For Healthcare Providers
There are many components of appropriate healthcare services and protocols for young persons. The following are best-practices for youth-friendly healthcare services, which were drawn on research from four key sources (see bottom of page for sources):
- Accessible and Affordable Services: Ensure that services are affordable and accessible for teens
- Confidentiality: Assure that young people have confidential access to contraceptive services
- Reproductive and Sexual Health Care: Establish teen-specific protocols for reproductive & sexual health services
- Staff Development: Ensure staff’s well-being and professional development
- Title X Health Center: Health centers that are funded through Title X funds
Teen Health Mississippi is working to train healthcare providers throughout the state on youth-friendly healthcare services that will help them provide the care and services young persons need. These trainings will emphasize the best-practices listed above that have been found through research to be important components of appropriate services for adolescents and young adults.