Maternal & Youth Mental Health Funding: Gov. Tate Reeves announced Mississippi will deploy $3.375 million to expand mental health services for children, adolescents and young adults impacted by COVID-19, with grants to Methodist Children’s Homes of Mississippi for trauma-informed treatment upgrades and new programming for ages 24 and younger. Public Health Staffing: The Mississippi State Department of Health will host a Jackson job fair Aug. 26 (9 a.m.-2 p.m.) at Jackson Medical Mall to fill clinical, administrative and support roles. Burn Care Breakthrough: A Mississippi man with 96% body burns survived after innovative care at the Mississippi Burn Center, including an FDA-permitted steroid approach and lab-grown skin cells. Parity Enforcement Watch: New HHS OIG audits found major failures in Medicaid managed care parity enforcement, with behavioral health often denied or restricted more than medical/surgical benefits. Safety Training Update: Mississippi law enforcement agencies are revising active shooter training to speed care for wounded victims, using a “stop the killing, then stop the dying” approach. Water & Food Safety: Minnesota lists parts of the Mississippi River as impaired due to mercury and PFAS, warning limits on fish consumption; separate coverage also flags Mississippi River-related health concerns during extreme heat. Sports Medicine Access: Campbell Clinic expanded its physician-led high school sports medicine network to 19 schools across North Mississippi and Tennessee.