ICPC State Pages

Mississippi Consultants/Specialists

Compact Administrators

Compact Administrator VACANT ICPC General Mailbox: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Deputy Compact Administrator John Brown: ALL OUTGOING A-Z Parent, Foster & Public Adoption (ICPC requests include supervision reports, status updates, 100B forms) Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Phone: 601-942-1584 PLEASE SEND ALL PRIVATE ADOPTIONS TO THE ICPC GENERAL EMAIL TO BE ASSIGNED FOR PROCESSING. ICPC General Mailbox: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Please send all RESIDENTIAL REQUEST TO THE ICPC GENERAL MAILBOX: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Consultants

ICPC Specialist Demetrus Lewis ICPC Specialist .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Phone:(601)-502-9998 ICPC General Mailbox:  .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Handles: All Incoming Mail and Residential Requests A-Z (ICPC requests include supervision reports, status updates, 100B forms) Jennifer Benson ICPC Specialist Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Phone: (601) 954-8143 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ICPC General Mailbox: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Handles: All INCOMING A-L Parent, Foster & Public Adoption (ICPC requests include supervision reports, status updates, 100B forms)	Administrative Assistant (ICPC Specialist) VACANT ICPC General Mailbox: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
ICPC Specialist Gwendolyn Norwood ICPC Specialist Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Phone:(769)-867-6151 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ICPC General Mailbox: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Handles: All INCOMING M-Z Parent, Foster & Public Adoption (ICPC requests include supervision reports, status updates, 100B forms) VACANT: ICPC Specialist ICPC General Mailbox: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)	Administrative Assistant no information provided
ICPC Specialist Crista Jennings ICPC Specialist Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Phone:(769)-428-7625 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ICPC General Mailbox: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Handles: ICPC OUTGOING CASES (ICPC requests include supervision reports, status updates, 100B forms)	International Adoptions MS does not process International Adoptions.

Mailing Address

Regular Mailing Address Mississippi Department Child Protection Services P.O. Box 346 Jackson, MS 39205

Federal Express Address 750 N. State Street Jackson MS 39202

Useful Telephone Numbers

Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-222-8000 (Nationwide)	Juvenile Compact Office (ICJ) Maxine Baggett Division of Youth Services (601) 359-4969 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Mental Health Compact Office No Mental Health Compact	Adoption and Medical Assistance Compact Office (ICAMA) Jasper Lowe (601) 359-4519 Adoption Unit .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
International Adoptions MS does not process International Adoptions. Please contact United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Useful Websites

• Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
• Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA)
• Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ)
• Association of the Administrators for the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC)
• Adobe 100A Form
• Adobe 100B Form

Statutory Codes

State ICPC Code:

• MS Code Section 43-18-1

Age of Majority and Code:

• 21 years
• MS Code Section

Statutory Penalties Under ICPC:

• MS Code Section 91-7-37

Co-Located Compacts - ICPC, ICAMA, ICJ

ICPC/ ICJ

ICPC and ICJ are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency under which each compact is administered.)

• No - MS Department of Human Services\ Youth Services

If ICPC and ICJ both apply to a case, Mississippi will coordinate services: (If "No" - Which Compact Supersedes)

• No - MS Department Of Child Protection Services

ICPC/ ICAMA

ICPC and ICAMA are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency/Department under which each compact is administered.)

• No - ICPC MS Department of Human Services/Protection and Prevention Unit/ Family and Children's Services; ICAMA MS Department of Human Services/ Family and Children's Services/ Adoption Unit