Louisiana

Mental Health & Developmental Disability

Know Your Rights

• Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana Legal Planning for Louisiana Residents

  See this brochure with information about legal planning and contact information for organizations that provide legal and or other help. Content Detail

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  Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana

• Continuing Tutorship: What Parents Need to Know

  Learn about "continuing tutorship." This is the process to have someone appointed to make decisions for a child who will be unable to make decisions on his or her own at age 18. Content Detail

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Find Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment

  List of national toll-free hotlines. Call to get mental health information, referrals, or crisis counseling. Content Detail

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  SAMHSA U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  Spanish / Español

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Internet Sites for Legal Information

  List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana. Content Detail

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  Law Library of Louisiana

• Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)

  OCDD gives information and services for Louisiana residents with a developmental disability, defined as a severe chronic disability caused by mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism. Content Detail

• The Olmstead Supreme Court Decision in a Nutshell

  Information and resources for people with disabilities and advocates. Content Detail

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  OlmsteadRights.org