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Louisiana Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment (SBIRT)
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists – Louisiana Section has a relatively new program designed to address poor birth
outcomes in Louisiana. The Louisiana Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment
(SBIRT) – Health Babies Initiative is designed to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug
use during pregnancy. The program also screens and provides appropriate referral for domestic
violence and depression in pregnancy. The initiative is different from, but designed to work in
concert with, specialized or traditional treatment. Historically, the primary focus of specialized
treatment has been targeted toward persons with more severe substance use or those who have met
the criteria for a Substance Use Disorder. SBIRT, however, targets those individuals with nondependent
substance use and provides effective strategies for intervention prior to the need for more
extensive or specialized treatment. Mechanisms are also in place to refer those with the greatest
addiction severity to specialized treatment.
A pregnant woman's concern for her unborn child strongly motivates her to respond positively to
her medical providers‟ advice. Therefore, the long-term goals of the Louisiana SBIRT initiative are
to:
Screen all pregnant Louisiana women at the site of prenatal care within both, public
and private health facilities.
Incorporate screening as a routine part of prenatal care.
The Louisiana SBIRT-Healthy Babies Initiative is a partnership with the Office of Addictive
Disorders and the Office of Public Health within the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals,
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), March of Dimes, Fetal Infant
Mortality Review and The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living.
Previously, the Office of Addictive Disorders (OAD) has offered treatment services through fifteen
inpatient/residential facilities; five social detoxification, two medical detoxification, and four
medically supported facilities; seventeen community-based facilities (halfway and three-quarter
houses); and sixty-eight outpatient clinics. Current and future efforts have a focus on increasing the
continuity of care within the newly legislated Office of Behavioral Health and internally enhancing
services within all facilities.
The following are treatment facilities that specifically serve youth:
The Springs of Recovery Inpatient Treatment Center provides a total of 54 adolescent (38
male and 16 female) residential inpatient treatment beds, 30 intensive treatment and 8
transitional beds for adolescent males, 16 intensive treatment adolescent beds for females.
Forty-seven of the beds are Federal Block Grant funded and seven are funded by OAD‟s
Access to Recovery Grant. Clients who complete the 45-60 day intensive treatment
program may continue in the transitional program for 45 days to six months.
The Inpatient Treatment - Gateway Adolescent Treatment Center - Cenla Chemical
Dependency Council, Inc. provides 26 beds for adolescents aged 12-17 (20 male and 6
female) funded by Federal Block Grant with inpatient chemical dependency treatment
program.
The Cavanaugh Center in Bossier City is an inpatient, licensed, 24 bed (allocated to males
and females as needed) adolescent primary treatment unit. All beds are Federal Block Grant
funded. The facility provides structured, supervised, adolescent (ages 12-17) inpatient
treatment. Cavanaugh Center‟s halfway house provides 20 beds funded by FBG (allocated
to males and females as needed).
PART C LOUISIANA FY 2011 PAGE 208
SECTION III: CHILD/ YOUTH PLAN – CRITERION 1
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES -- SYSTEM OF CARE & AVAILABLE SERVICES