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State Mental Health Resources OMH-Website
Louisiana Office of Mental Health

P.O. Box 4049, Bin #12  Baton Rouge, LA 70821  Phone: (225) 342-2540  Fax:  (225) 342-5066

 LocateCommunity Mental Health Clinics  

bullet State Mental Health Agency
bullet Mental Health Facilities
Treatment Facilities and Support Services
bullet Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
A searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment.
bullet Mental Health Services
Consumer, Family, and Advocacy organizations
bulletState Resource Guide
National/State Agencies and State Professional Advocacy Organizations
bullet State Suicide Prevention Programs
bullet CMHS Grantees
SAMHSA and CMHS Funded Programs

Crisis services are provided on a 24-hour basis. These services are designed to provide a quick and appropriate response to individuals who are experiencing acute distress. Care services include telephone counseling and referrals, face-to-face screening and assessment, community housing for stabilization and crisis respite.

For more information about these services, contact the office in your city/region at the numbers listed below.

City/Region: Region Phone Number:
New Orleans Region 1 (504) 556-9730
 Baton Rouge
(Capital Area Human Services District)
Region 2 (225) 925-1811
 Houma Region 3

(985) 857-3615

 Lafayette Region 4 (337) 262-4100
 Lake Charles Region 5 (337) 475-8022
Alexandria Region 6 (318) 487-5611
 Shreveport Region 7 (318) 676-5111
Monroe Region 8

(318) 362-3339

(800) 256-2522 (18 & older)

(866) 426-4414.(children)

 Mandeville Region 9 (985) 624-4450
Jefferson Parish
(Jefferson Parish Human Services District)
Region 10 (504) 846-6940 or
(504) 349-8833
State Statistics

bullet Adults with Serious Mental Illness 1990
bullet Children & Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disturbance 1995
bullet State Mental Health Block Grant Funding 1997
bullet State Mental Health Agency, Mental Health
Actual Dollar & Per Capita Expenditures,1997
bullet State and County Psychiatric Hospital Inpatient Beds, 1998
bullet State and County Psychiatric Hospitals, Inpatient Census, Beginning of 1998

NAMI has a state organization in all 50 states as well as in Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. There are also more than 1,200 local affiliates spanning all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. To continue, click on a state or territory on the map, or enter the two-letter abbreviation of your state below.

Louisiana NAMI

State Affiliate: NAMI Louisiana

Address: 11762 S Harrells Ferry Rd
Suite D
Baton Rouge, LA   70816-2398
 
Primary Phone: (225)292-6928
Alternate Phone: (888)343-5864
Fax: (225)368-0055
Email Address: namilouisiana@bellsouth.net
Website: la.nami.org
President: Roselynn Nobles
Executive Director: Jennifer Jantz

All LA affiliates are listed below. Please click the group name for more information.

City Group Name Contact Zip
Baton Rouge NAMI Baton Rouge Molly Gendron
(225)766-5942
or
Diane Pitts
(225)356-7951
70896-4585
Baton Rouge NAMI Louisiana State University Tia Gipson   70803-0001
Covington NAMI St. Tammany Dave Mancina
(985)789-3364
or
Regina Benton
(985)809-9979
70434-2473
Houma NAMI Terrebonne Bobbie Lirette
(985)868-5392
70360-0236
Jena Central Louisiana AMI   71342-9513
Lake Charles NAMI of Southwest Louisiana Clarice Raichel
(337)433-0219
70602-1824
Monroe NAMI Monroe Larry Baum
(318) 343-3325
71203-4707
New Orleans NAMI New Orleans Bea Piker
(504)896-2345
70115-3508
Ruston NAMI Ruston Gloria Mays
(318)251-1233
71273-1585
Scott NAMI Lafayette   70583-1264
Shreveport Caddo-Bossier AMI Thomas Slaughter
(318)865-8105
71106-6115

 

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