The Mississippi Board of Mental Health appointed Teresa Mosley and Dr. Sara Gleason as its new chair and vice chair, respectively. They will serve in the posts for the upcoming fiscal year, starting July 1.
Mosley, who was previously vice chair, is the lead psychometrist at the Mississippi College Dyslexia Education and Evaluation Center and owns TRM Educational Consulting. She represents Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District on the board.
Teresa Mosley Credit: Mississippi Department of Mental HealthGleason is a professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and assistant vice chancellor for clinical affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is the board’s psychiatrist representative.
They were named to the positions by fellow board members during last week’s meeting. The previous chair was Dr. Alyssa Killebrew.
The nine-member board governs the state Department of Mental Health. The members are appointed by the governor to staggered terms and require state Senate confirmation, The board includes a physician, a psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist, and a social worker with experience in the field of mental health.
The state Department of Mental Health has more than 4,500 employees working in state hospitals, residential programs in other programs provided by the agency.
“We look forward to working with Ms. Mosley, Dr. Gleason and all of our board members over the coming year,” Wendy Bailey, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health’s executive director, said in a statement.
Sara Gleason Credit: Mississippi Department of Mental Health“Their leadership and experience, both personal and professional, continues to make a difference for Mississippians in need of mental health, addiction and disability services throughout our state,” Bailey said.
At the same meeting, the board was also informed that Mississippi was one of 10 states selected for the 2026 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program. This federal program changes the reimbursement model, providing these centers more funding and allowing them to provide a wider variety of care options.
Communicare in north-central Mississippi and LifeHelp in the Delta will host pilot programs and receive four years of Medicaid funding.
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