Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature about Children’s Services
An Open Letter to the Louisiana State Legislature Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding Children’s Services RE: Louisiana Legislative Audit,… Read More
Iowa Child Welfare News Mimics Louisiana Experience
During recent weeks, The Des Moines Register has published articles and public comment related to a managed care practice I… Read More
Louisiana’s Children Once Had What They Need Again: ESC
“Emergency Shelter Care” ended in December of 2012. That was when our organization was required by Louisiana’s Department of Health… Read More
The Friction of Managed Care – Talking to New York
I met this past week with some of our Health Information Management staff, Business Office staff, and our VP of… Read More
Louisiana Still Needs Therapeutic Group Homes for Children
7/10/2015 – A year has passed since the June 2014 release of the advocacy paper, “Louisiana’s Children are Being Placed… Read More
Therapeutic Group Homes are the Hot Potato in Louisiana’s Child Welfare System
No one wishes to hold a hot potato. Imagine attending a crawfish boil with friends. One of you scoops a… Read More
New System has Gaps in Important Services for Louisiana’s Children
Tomorrow marks the 18-month anniversary of DHH’s Coordinated System of Care (CSOC) and the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership (LBHP). This… Read More
Residential Care without Family Care is Not Enough
The policies, procedures, regulations and rules of Louisiana’s Coordinated System of Care must not become concrete too quickly. The System… Read More
Louisiana Needs Treatment Group Homes for Children
By its own count, Louisiana needs at least 34 Therapeutic Group Homes (of no more than 8 beds each per… Read More
Judicial Commitments and the Louisiana Methodist Children’s Homes
In the last few weeks we have had a new thing happen in Admissions. We have received Judicial Commitments. Louisiana’s… Read More