Northern Mississippi Regional Center, LLC

The North Mississippi Regional Center in Oxford has provided comprehensive services to individuals with intellectual and related developmental disabilities since 1973. The Center is licensed by the Mississippi Department of Health as an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) and is certified for Medicaid participation.

The North Mississippi Regional Center's service area includes the northern 23 counties of Mississippi. The main campus is located in Oxford, where residential and active treatment services are provided to 285 individuals. Another 200 individuals are served through the Center's ICF/MR community homes across north Mississippi. Other residential alternatives offering further independence include community-based traditional group homes and supported living apartments.

NMRC's service delivery includes community options such as early intervention for children from birth to three years of age, assistive technology to aid in communication, day services-adult programs, work activity/prevocational centers, supported employment, and Home and Community Based Waiver services. Each of these services is provided in the community in which an individual lives.

The North Mississippi Regional Center is one of six facilities operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, offering a continuum of services to individuals with intellectual and related developmental disabilities. The current Executive Director of Mental Health is Mr. Edwin C. LeGrand III, and the Bureau Director is Mr. Matt Armstrong.