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Office Closure: Hurricane Francine

Due to Hurricane Francine, all FPHSA outpatient clinics and Administrative offices will be closed on Wednesday, September 11 through noon on Thursday, September 12.

If you experience a behavioral health crisis during office closure, you can access our after-hours emergency line through ViaLink by dialing ‪1-855-268-1091 or “211”. You can also access crisis chat at ‪www.vialink.org. Text Chat is also available by texting “TXT211” to ‪504-777-EASE (3273).

If you have a medical emergency, please go to the nearest Emergency Room or dial 911.

To download a copy of FPHSA’s Emergency Handbook “My Access-to-Services Plan for when Emergencies Strike!”, please click here. This handbook offers information how to access critical behavioral health and developmental disabilities resources in the event of severe weather impacts to our region.

Quick List of Other Pertinent Phone Numbers that you can save in your contacts:

FPHSA Crisis Line 1-855-268-1091 or “211”

Suicide Prevention Lifeline “988”

Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860

Military Veterans 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Press 1

Spanish Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Press 2

Please continue to check here for critical operational updates.

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FPHSA Faith-Based Coalition Meeting (In-Person/Online)

We invite you to participate in the upcoming Faith-Based Outreach Meeting scheduled on Friday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m. at ADAPT, Inc. at 216 Memphis Street, Bogalusa, LA 70427 or virtually. Upon registering, information will be provided to you how to also participate by ZOOM if you cannot attend in person.

FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE/COALITION OVERVIEW

Participants:

The meeting is open to the public but we are encouraging representatives from faith-based agencies including churches, food banks, thrift stores, missions, collegiate ministries, parish chaplain (or representative from chaplain corps), and any other interested faith-based community (FBC) members to especially attend.

FPHSA Faith-Based Initiative Meeting Purposes:

– ENGAGE coalition members in learning the signs and symptoms to look for in mental illness/substance abuse

– INTERACT through discussion on everyone’s role in identifying community needs

-NETWORK to identify community resources/services that will help meet needs

-CONTACT available community resources to help INVOLVE community in changes that need to happen

-Increase understanding/empathy from learning about opportunities and CONNECTIONS created

-Help eliminate/reduce mental health/substance use stigmas & encourage SUPPORT through healthy COMMUNICATION.

Benefits include:

-Access to relevant prevention and treatment programs

-Training to FBC to help prevent & identify risk factors of substance use disorders

-Partnering with local prevention agencies/entities to build skills in planning and implementation, increasing community engagement, and other topics as identified (and approved)

-Access to shared community programs and resources relevant to identified needs

-Specific presentations highlighting needs identified for each parish

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