New Initiative Aims to Bring Behavioral Health Care Providers to Southwest Louisiana
KPLC | An effort is underway to have more students graduate from McNeese’s graduate counseling program. It’s all due to a major shortage...
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- Aug 1
Between April-May 2023, Nearly 14% of Louisiana 988 Calls Went Unanswered
Axios [2-Aug] | Nearly 14% of the 5,065 988 calls made across Louisiana went unanswered by in-state counselors between April and May, per...
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- Mar 31
Hundreds of Thousands of Louisianans Could Soon Lose Medicaid Coverage
The Advocate [3/28] | State health officials are planning a massive $89 million outreach campaign to alert people to looming Medicaid...
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- Mar 24
Residential Providers Contacted by GAO Encouraged to Participate in Survey
LDH (3/20) | The Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Behavioral Health has acknowledged its full support of Louisiana’s providers...
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- Mar 24
LDH's Office of Behavioral Health Introduces New Initiatives Serving Children and Adolescents
LDH (3/03) | LDH is introducing five initiatives focused on the behavioral health of children and adolescents and their families. These...
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- Mar 17
SUD Treatment Providers Urge La. Legislature to Enhance Residential Rates
(2/15) | LDH recently conducted a study around residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment rates which showed that "Louisiana...
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- Mar 17
LDH's Office of Behavioral Health Introduces New Initiatives Serving Children and Adolescents
LDH (3/03) | LDH is introducing five initiatives focused on the behavioral health of children and adolescents and their families. These...
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- Feb 24
TREATMENT PROVIDERS URGE LEGISLATURE TO ENHANCE MEDICAID RESIDENTIAL SUD RATES
(2/15) -- CLASPP and LATP, Louisiana's foremost organizations representing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider agencies,...
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- Feb 24
It is time to strengthen Louisiana's addiction treatment systems.
Read CLASPP/LATP's joint letter below, and email us to learn more about this effort.
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- Feb 17
Women Legislators Seeking 'Common Ground' Across the Aisle
BR Biz Report (2/14) -- For the first time in 10 years, the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus met for a retreat to discuss getting...
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- Feb 17
Louisiana May Have Accidentally Legalized THC Products. Now Officials Want to Crack Down.
The Advocate (2/12) -- [...] The effort to loosen the rules on hemp, which followed a similar action in the federal farm bill in 2018,...
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- Feb 10
Louisiana Woman Breaks Family Cycle of Alcohol Abuse, Helps Others
BRProud (1/05) -- Emily Tilley said she grew up traumatized, mistreated and abused because her father and mother suffered from addiction....
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- Feb 10
St. Tammany Corner Urges Public to Have Narcan Readily Available
La. Radio Network (2/07) -- With the continued rise of overdose deaths linked to fentanyl, St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston...
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- Feb 10
AG Landry Requests Drug Cartels Be Designated Terrorist Organizations
Pelican Post News (2/09) -- La. Attorney General Jeff Landry joined 19 other state attorneys general in calling on President Joe Biden...
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- Feb 10
Experts Warn of Presence of Horse Tranquilizer in Street Drugs
KSLA (2/08) -- Officials note that Xylazine, a tranquilizer medicine meant for large animals like horses, is increasingly being used in...
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- Feb 3
New Treatment Program Opens in Scott for Women with Children
KATC (01/21) -- Acadiana now has a residential facility for pregnant women and women with young, dependent children. [...] Meredith's...
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- Feb 3
New Resource for College Students Around Risks of Substance Misuse
According to SAMHSA, 60% of college students use drugs and alcohol, which can diminish academic performance, reduce the likelihood of...
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- Feb 3
Justice Dept. Finds People Routinely Incarcerated Past Release Date in Louisiana
USDOJ (1/25) –– Between January and April 2022, 26.8% of the people released from La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC)...
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- Feb 3
Residential SUD Rates 'Significantly Lower' in Louisiana Than Other States
LDH (1/30) -- The Louisiana Dept. of Health (LDH) has released a study of Medicaid residential substance use disorder (SUD) service rates...
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- Feb 3
Louisiana Substance Abuse Prevention Strategic Plan Released
LAGOV (1/23) -- The Governor's Office of Drug Policy has released its latest iteration of a statewide strategic plan focused on...
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