Louisiana Family Corner

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Contact and Program Information

Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/LA.htm
Partnering with professionals and families to advocate for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent.

NAMI of Louisiana (National Voice of Mental Illness): http://la.nami.org/
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental illnesses) and their families.

Family Village: www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. This site offers informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology,adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans: www.fhfgno.org/
Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans offers these three services: Information and Referral;
Education and Training, and Parent to Parent Support. Families Helping Families staff can answer questions and provide technical assistance for any disability, any age.

Louisiana Disability Resource Center: www.ladir.org/
A one-stop portal for our partnered sites to provide information and/or services about disability issues in the State of Louisiana.

Note: The information provided on the state pages was submitted by the state medical home teams.As this is not an exhaustive list, please let us know if you have additions for your state resource page. You can contact us at: medical home@aap.org.

Last Updated December 28, 2005