Patients admitted to Mississippi State Hospital and East Mississippi State Hospital for short-term care of diagnoses such as suicidal ideation, worsening of psychiatric symptoms, or who were in need of medication adjustments are not vaccinated by the hospitals they reside in during their stay.
Julie Whitehead
Julie Whitehead lives and writes from Mississippi. A reporter for the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, she writes on topics concerning mental health, mental-health education and mental-health advocacy. Julie was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder while in her mid-30s in 2006. She blogs about her experiences and daily life with bipolar at the site "Not Quite Right: Living wIth Bipolar Disorder." She has a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s degree in English, both from Mississippi State University. In August 2021, she completed her MFA in creative nonfiction from Mississippi University for Women.
Email Julie Whitehead at julie.whitehead.mcir@gmail.com.