State Resources for Louisiana

Bayou Land Families Helping Families, Inc.
204 East Bayou Road
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Phone: 985-447-4461 Fax: 985-447-7988 Toll Free: 1-800-331-5570
Contact: Kim Detillier, Executive Director
blfhf@bellsouth.net
www.blfhf.org/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 3 – Assumption, Lafourche, St. James, St. John, Terrebonne, St. Charles, and St. Mary.

Corinne Barnwell
1917 Audubon Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-862-0311
wbarnwell@cox.net
Parent and a retired social worker.

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana – Health Department, Substance
PO Box 519
Elton, LA 70532
Phone: 318-584-2208 Fax: 337-584-1473
Contact: Milton Hebert, M.S.W.
mhebert@coushattatribela.org
Counseling and other services in a small Indian community.

Families Helping Families of Acadiana, Inc.
510 West University Avenue
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: 337-984-3458 Fax: 337-984-3468 Toll Free: 1-800-378-9854
Contact: Kathy Allen, Director
info@fhfacadiana.org
www.fhfacadiana.org/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 4 – Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermillion.

Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc.
2356 Drusilla Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-216-7474 Fax: 225-216-7977 Toll Free: 1-866-216-7474
Contact: Jamie Tindle, Executive Director
info@fhfgbr.org
www.fhfgbr.org/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 2 – Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

Families Helping Families of Jefferson, Inc.
201 Evans Road
Building 1, Suite 100
Harahan, LA 70123
Phone: 504-888-9111 Fax: 504-888-0246 Toll Free: 1-800-766-7736
Contact: Mary Jacob, Director
mjacob@fhfjefferson.org
www.fhfjefferson.org/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 10 – Jefferson.

Families Helping Families of Northeast Louisiana
5200 Northeast Road
Monroe, LA 71203
Phone: 318-361-0487 Fax: 318-361-0417 Toll Free: 1-888-300-1320
www.nmy2.com/fhfnela/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 8 – Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union and West Carroll.

Families Helping Families of Region 7, Inc.
2620 Centenary Blvd
Bldg 2, Suite 250
Shreveport, LA 71104
Phone: 318-226-4541 Fax: 318-226-4541 Toll Free: 1-877-226-4541
Contact: Chanel Jackson, Director
info@fhfregion7.com
www.fhfregion7.com/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 7 – Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Caliborne, Sabine and Webster.

Families Helping Families of Southeast Louisiana, Inc.
4118 Franklin Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: 504-943-0343 Fax: 504-940-3242 Toll Free: 1-877-243-7352
Contact: Carol Calix, Executive Director
info@fhfnela.org
www.fhfsela.org/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 1 – Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard.

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.
2927 Hodges Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: 337-436-2570 Fax: 337-436-2578 Toll Free: 1-800-894-6558
Contact: Susan Benoit, Director
info@fhfswla.org
www.fhfswla.org/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 5 – Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, and Cameron.

Families Helping Families of the Crossroads, Inc.
2840 Military Highway
Suite A
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: 318-641-7373 Fax: 318-640-4299 Toll Free: 1-800-259-7200
Contact: Jim Sprinkle, Director
fhfxroads@aol.com
www.familieshelpingfamilies.net/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 6 – Avoylles, Concordia, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn.

Gulf Coast Social Services
401 Whitney Avenue
Suite 300
Gretna, LA 70056
Phone: (504) 365-1301 Fax: 504-365-1304 Toll Free: 1-800-759-2975
info@gctfs.org
www.gctfs.org/
Group homes and foster care for youth. Locations in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Houma, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans.

Northshore Families Helping Families, Inc.
204 West 21st Avenue
Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-875-0511 Fax: 985-875-9979 Toll Free: 1-800-383-8700
Contact: Donna Slocum, Director
dhslocumnfhf@bellsouth.net
www.fhfnorthshore.org/
Provides information and referral, education and training, and family to family support for persons with disabilities and their families. Serves Region 9 – St. Tammany, St. Helena, Livingston, Washington, and Tangipahoa.

Pelts, Kirkhart, & Associates, LLC
1539 Jackson Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 581-3933 Fax: (504) 596-3933
Contact: Patricia Blackwell, PhD, Developmental Psychologist
pkmateman@bellsouth.net
Treats children prenatally exposed to drugs/alcohol.

Terrebonne Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council
1155 Saint Charles Street
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 879-2273 Toll Free: 1-800-315-2056
Contact: Camye Thibodeaux
www.treatmentcentersdirectory.com/

Diagnosis of FASD

Children’s Hospital – Department of Genetics
200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-896-9254 Fax: 504-896-3997
Contact: Yves Lecassie, Director of Genetic Services
ylacas@lsuhsc.edu

Tulane University Medical Center – Department of Neurology
1430 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-988-9190 Fax: 504-988-9191
Contact: Dr. Roger Kelley, Chairman
www.tulane.edu/som/departments/neurology/

University Medical Center
2390 W Congress Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: 337-261-6000 Fax: 318-261-6125
Contact: Parvin Safari

Other

Advocacy Center
8325 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Toll Free: 800-960-7705
advocacycenter@advocacycenterla.org
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana
730 Belanger Street
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: 985.879.2273 Fax: 985.879.3766
Contact: Jill Robichaux, Program Coordinator
jillr@adacsl.org
www.adacsl.org/
Provides interventions to help families with addiction-related problems, programs for children, adolescents and their families, and in-services/speeches on alcohol/drug-abuse prevention topics.

Capital Area Human Services District (CAHSD)
4615 Government Street
Building 2
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-2700 Fax: 225-925-1987
CAHSD-Information@DHH.LA.GOV
www.cahsd.org/
CAHSD is part of SAMHSA’s Partnership to Prevent FASD. Some of the services pertinent to the FASD Partnership are: child/adolescent prevention and treatment; adult treatment (including detox, education groups); outpatient treatment; residential treatment for women with dependent children; inpatient treatment; addictions screening for pregnant women; and treatment for sexual abuse, dual diagnosis, and gambling addiction.

Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of Greater New Orleans
3520 General De Gaulle Dr.
Suite 5010
New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone: 504-362-4272 Fax: 502-362-9561
Contact: Keisha Walker
direducation@cadagno.org

Great Expectations – City of New Orleans Health Department
4298 Elysian Fields Avenue
Suite B
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: 504-288-7818 Fax: 504-523-7728
Contact: Deborah Frazier
Healthy Start program for parents in inner-city neighborhoods.

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
1201 Capitol Access Road
BIN #18, 4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-6717 Fax: (225) 342-3931
Contact: Michael Duffy
jalexander@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us
Links substance abusing women with treatment resources. In some centers infants and young children may be accommodated.

Louisiana Office of Mental Health – Developmental Neuropsychiatric Program
23515 Hwy 190
PO Box 3850
Mandeville, LA 70470
Phone: (985) 626-6300
Contact: Cheryl Bowers-Stevens
www.selh.org/general_programs.html
Inpatient treatment center for youth who have been diagnosed with both mental retardation and behavioral problems. Another phone number: 504-361-6220.

Partners for Healthy Babies (Louisiana Office of Public Health)
1450 Poydras
Room 2032
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-568-3505 Fax: 504-568-8162
Contact: Karis Schoellmann
info@1800251baby.org
Our goal is to link pregnant women to the services they need to help them be healthy, and have healthy babies.

William Black, M.D., Obstetrician
15748 Medical Arts Plaza
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone: 985-542-0663 Fax: 985-542-0698
Treats pregnant and parenting patients who have substance abuse disorders and works statewide on FAS prevention. Can refer families to support groups.

Statewide Services

March of Dimes
12015 Justice Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: (225) 295-0655
www.marchofdimes.com/louisiana
March of Dimes is dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. They carry out their mission through research, services, education and advocacy.

The Arc of Louisiana
606 Colonial Drive
Suite G
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225) 383-1033
thearcla@thearcla.org
www.thearcla.org/
The Arc of Louisiana advocates with and for all people with intellectual and related developmental disabilities and their families so that they shall live to their fullest potential.