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Franklin Parish Hospital Service District Mental Health Project
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Mental health
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| States served |
Louisiana
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| Description |
There is a lack of behavioral health care services in Louisiana's Franklin and Tensas parishes, both of which are located in the rural, impoverished region of the Mississippi River Delta. The target population will be primarily African American adults.
The overarching goal of this project is to establish a primary care-based behavioral health program. The eight related goals that support this are:
To identify and enroll individuals in the behavioral health care management program;
To ensure individuals receive assessment and treatment services at one of three rural health clinics that are primary care sites in the two-parish service area;
To expand the behavioral health program to include patients residing in area long-term care facilities;
To expand the program upon implementation to include patients who are home-bound and actively enrolled as a home health patient;
To reduce the incidence of serious mental illness, depression, schizophrenia, and generalized anxiety disorders;
To reduce the proportion of homeless adults who have serious mental illness;
To ensure program sustainability; and
To conduct a program evaluation.
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| Services offered |
There are two key services to be developed under the project-case management and psychological evaluation and treatment services. These services will be provided to individuals at three rural health clinics, long-term care facilities, and home-bound patients. |
| Source |
Rural Health Outreach Grantee Directory, 2006
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| Contact person |
Lisa Dixon
Chief Executive Officer
Franklin Parish Hospital Service District No. 1
2106 Loop Road
Winnsboro, Louisiana 71295
Phone: (318) 435-9411
E-Mail: ldixon@fmc-cares.com |
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