Behavioral Health

The Louisiana CCYS was originally designed to assess students’ involvement in a specific set of problem behaviors, as well as their exposure to a set of scientifically validated risk and protective factors identified in the Risk and Protective Factor Model of adolescent problem behaviors.

This report summarizes the findings from the 2008 Louisiana Caring Communities Youth Survey (CCYS), a survey of 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students conducted in the fall of 2008 and January of 2009. The results for the State of Louisiana are presented along with comparisons to past years results for State of Louisiana.

These reports summarize the findings from the 2008 Louisiana Caring Communities Youth Survey (CCYS), a survey of 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students conducted in the fall of 2008 and January of 2009.

The Department of Health and Hospitals issued a response today to the Public Affairs Research Councils brief on Louisiana Health First, a broad effort to overhaul the states health care system for the poor and uninsured.

Electronic Behavioral Health Record Implementation in Louisiana - Rev. 12.15.08 Opportunity Announcement / Solicitation for Technical Assistance

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, or DHH, has received $2.7million to help the Louisiana Spirit Hurricane Recovery program to continue crisis counseling services after Hurricane Gustav.

According to results from the 2008 Louisiana Study on Problem Gambling, pathological gambling addiction services continue to be in demand as the rate of pathological gamblers in the state remains steady.

Louisiana Spirit offers FREE and confidential services for group and individual sessions. The Stress Managers also provide training and coping techniques and presentations.

Children and adolescents in New Orleans will soon have more readily available access to mental health services with the unveiling of a mobile mental health clinic by the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital (NOAH).

A program designed to increase healthy outcomes for newborn babies is coming to Lafayette and New Orleans. The Healthy Babies Initiative screens pregnant women for tobacco use, alcohol use, drug use, domestic violence and depression and assists expectant mothers in getting treatment.