Resources, Advocacy and Support
There are many organizations that provide important support and advocacy services for anyone with mental health and substance use needs. Louisiana Healthcare Connections members, their family members and other caregivers can access these services. The list below includes many organizations that provide services and advocacy in Louisiana. Please visit their website to learn more. You can contact them about receiving services or about getting involved with their organization.
Community Substance Use Resources and Advocacy Groups
- AA Louisiana – Alcoholics Anonymous Louisiana Area Assembly
- Louisiana Al-Anon – Al-Anon support in Louisiana
- Office of Behavioral Health - Addictive Disorders Services
Mental Health Resources and Advocacy Groups
- Capital Area Human Services District
- Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
- Louisiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
- NAMI Louisiana
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Mental Health America
- LADCP – Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals
Important Louisiana Agencies
- Office of Behavioral Health (OBH)
- Coordinated System of Care (CSoC)
- Louisiana Behavioral Health Advisory Council
Additional Resources
- Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority Louisiana – Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority
- APGSA – Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators
- ASAM – American Society of Addiction Medicine
- CSAP – Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- CSAT – Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
- NAADAC – National Association for Addiction Professionals
- National Council on Problem Gambling
- National Gambling Impact Study Commission
- NREPP – SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
- Recovered (Formerly NCADD – National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence)
- NIAAA – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- NIDA – National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment
- Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide