Resources
There is HOPE. Below are resources that can help to improve your situation. Click on any resource below to go to their website and to see how they can help you. If you would like to talk to us, click on the button below and fill out the form.
Bienville Community Coalition
The mission of the Bienville Parish Community Coalition is to plan and implement strategies that prevent and reduce youth substance use and its associated consequences through community and parish-wide collaborative efforts.
CADA
CARF
Community Support Programs
Community Support Programs, Inc. operates innovative programs for the region’s homeless population diagnosed with chronic mental illnesses. CSP also provides services to abused and neglected children, their families, and foster care families in northwest Louisiana. Lastly, CSP helps develop and locate housing for low-income and disabled families.
Easter Seals of Louisiana
Families Helping Families
Genoa Healthcare Pharmacy
Genoa Healthcare Pharmacy, located on the second floor of the Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic, provides full-service pharmacy services to the clients of the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District. Dedicated to serving and celebrating people from all backgrounds, Genoa Healthcare has provided hands-on, personal pharmacy services within communities for over 20 years. We partner directly with clinics and communities to meet our consumers where they are, so it’s easier for them to get — and stay on — their medications.
Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana
Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agency that serves people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Goodwill currently provides services to 26 parishes in North Louisiana. In addition to this, Goodwill operates retail facilities in Shreveport, Bossier City, Haughton, Minden, Ruston, Monroe, West Monroe, Natchitoches, Alexandria, and Pineville.
HOPE For the Homeless
LACG
Louisiana Department of Health
Louisiana Medicaid
Medicaid provides medical benefits to low-income individuals and families. Although the federal government establishes the general rules for Medicaid, specific requirements are established by each state. In Louisiana, over a million residents receive health care coverage through Medicaid, most of whom are children under 19. The Louisiana Medicaid Program operates within the Department of Health and Hospitals.
Louisiana Kids’ Dashboard
LRS
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) assists persons with disabilities in their desire to obtain or maintain employment and/or achieve independence in their communities. For instance, LRS provides rehabilitation services and works cooperatively with business and other community resources.
NAMI
OBH
The Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) manages and delivers the resources and supports necessary to improve the quality of life for citizens with mental illness and addictive disorders.
Additionally, OBH oversees the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership (LBHP), the statewide management contract for most behavioral health services, and delivers direct care through both hospitalization and community based treatment programs. Services are provided for Medicaid and non-Medicaid eligible populations.
OCDD
The Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD) serves as the Single Point of Entry (SPOE) into the developmental disabilities services system. In additon, they also oversee public and private residential services and other services for people with developmental disabilities.
Social Security Administration
SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the nation’s behavioral health. Furthermore, SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.