LOUISIANA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant ...

housing needs. The State also has numerous HUD housing programs, many of which serve families
with children and youth.
In an effort to support families who have children with EBD in the home, the services of CART
(Child and Adolescent Response Team) are available. CART is a child-centered, family-focused,
strengths based model that engages families as partners to resolve a crisis in the family with
community based treatment and access to resources in the community. Once CART's intervention
is complete (lasting no longer than seven days) and stabilization has occurred, the family has an
understanding of what caused the original crisis, and how to prevent any future crises. If further
family stabilization services are needed, the family is referred to an agency for a longer period of
intense in-home services.
In the event that a child or youth requires alternative living arrangements, the State contracts with
numerous group homes for children and adolescents as well as Emergency Shelters. There are also
transitional living programs that will accept emancipated seventeen-year-olds. Various contractual
programs include therapeutic foster care arrangements with the Office of Community Services
(OCS) and the Office of Youth Development (OYD) to serve OBH clients, respite care for hospital
diversion, as well as recreational and psychological respite.
There is much activity around assisting individuals with SMI, and families with children with EBD
to obtain and maintain appropriate housing. Many successful programs to assist individuals with
housing needs are operating in each Region and LGE as can be seen in the table below:
Housing Assistance Programs by Region/ Local Governing Entity (LGE) FY 2010
Region/ LGE # of Programs # Referred
Unduplicated
# Placed
Unduplicated
MHSD* 5 programs unk unk
CAHSD 3 programs 63 60
Region III 4 programs 49 26
Region IV 6 programs 149 483
Region V 10 programs 63 35
Region VI 7 programs 157 78
Region VII 4 programs 124 102
Region VIII 7 programs 177 118
FPHSA 5 programs 241 162
JPHSA 11 programs 678 453
NOTE: Please see Criterion 4: Homeless Outreach in this application, where many related issues,
programs, and initiatives related to housing are discussed.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
FY 2011 – Child/Youth
Please refer to Criterion 3: Children’s Services, Educational Services, including services provided
under IDEA for this information.
PART C LOUISIANA FY 2011 PAGE 205
SECTION III: CHILD/ YOUTH PLAN – CRITERION 1
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES -- SYSTEM OF CARE & AVAILABLE SERVICES