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POPULATION ESTIMATES.
According to the 2009 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population 7/1/2009 State Characteristics,
Population Estimates Division, U.S. Census Bureau (released June 22, 2010), the total number of
adults in Louisiana is 3,368,690. Of these, according to national benchmarks, 2.6% are expected to
have Serious Mental Illness (SMI). That translates into a total of 87,586 adults with serious mental
illness (SMI) in Louisiana based on national prevalence rates. According to the same census report,
the total number of children and youth in Louisiana is 1,123,386. Of these, according to national
benchmarks, 9% are expected to have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder (EBD). That translates
into a total of 101,105 children and youth with an EBD in Louisiana based on national prevalence
rates.
Statistics show that 41,536 adults with SMI received outpatient services under the OMH umbrella in
FY 2010 through both Mental Health Clinics and the Mental Health Rehabilitation (MHR) program.
The Mental Health Rehab (MHR) program served 2,712 adults in FY 2010. Of the total number of
adults served, both with and without SMI (54,021), 77% met the definition of Seriously Mentally Ill
(SMI). Statistics show that 15,558 children and youth with EBD received outpatient services under
the OMH umbrella in FY 2010 through both Community Mental Health Clinics and the Mental
Health Rehabilitation (MHR) program. The MHR program served 7,784 children and youth. Of the
total number of children and youth served (19,484), 80% met the definition of EBD.
As has been true since the hurricanes, many individuals who were in acute crises were seen in MHCs
as a result of the aftermath of the hurricanes, and did not meet the more strict criteria of SMI or EBD.
Strict comparisons between years are not feasible since some years Jefferson Parish Human Services
Authority (JPHSA) data is included, and other years it is not; due to changes in the data systems.
As the term is used in Louisiana, SMI is a national designation that includes only those individuals
suffering from the most severe forms of mental illness. EBD is a national designation for children/
youth that includes only those individuals suffering from the most severe forms of mental illness.
Those who have any type of mental illness would increase the population figures, but not the
numbers of individuals served, since Louisiana‟s outpatient mental health facilities are designated to
serve only those adults with SMI and children and youth with EBD. Therefore, individuals with
SMI/ EBD are considered to be the target population for these programs. These numbers reflect an
unduplicated count within regions and LGEs.
PART C LOUISIANA FY 2011 PAGE 132
SECTION III: ADULT & CHILD/ YOUTH PLAN – CRITERION 2
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM DATA EPIDEMIOLOGY - INCIDENCE & PREVALENCE ESTIMATES