Children’s Hospital New Orleans partners with several community organizations
to provide behavioral health support for pediatric populations. It is
our belief that promoting wellness and providing resources will improve
the health of our community. For more information about our programs or
to discuss potential partnership, please contact our Community Program
Manager, Dominique Burns (Dominique.Burns@LCMCHealth.org).
School initiatives
In 2019, Children’s Hospital began providing psychiatric services
at a local high school’s school-based clinic in an effort to support
the school’s youth and to expand access to our expert care. Staffed
by a full-time social worker and a team of psychiatrists, the clinic provides
ongoing mental health services for these students.
Children’s continues to expand its school-based programming to include
a universal mental and behavioral health screening program and improved
discharge and acute crisis coordination for students at several local
schools. A Children’s Hospital health leader is dedicated to assisting
these schools develop behavioral health programming and improving care
coordination and communication with our Behavioral Health team. Partnering
with the Department of Education, the hospital is providing school staff
access to webinars, workshops and consultation sessions. Curriculum and
intervention resources for children and adolescents are also included
in the program.
Thrive Kids
Introduced in 2020, ThriveKids, The Student Wellness Project, is a comprehensive
community-based program that provides school-based virtual care, mental
and behavioral health services, sports medicine, chronic condition management,
COVID-19 support, school nurse support, a dedicated hotline for school
wellness and virtual care, and education and resources for schools throughout
Louisiana.
Mental and behavioral health services span virtual care, in-school screenings,
case management, weekly telepsychiatry services, in-person psychiatry
and counseling for enrolled programs, and professional development for
school team members. Nearly 1,000 behavioral health visits were completed in 2020.
Children’s Hospital understands that each school is unique and works
to best support school partners with a wide range of programs and services,
customized to each school’s specific needs.
Juvenile Justice Intervention Center
In 2019 Children’s Hospital partnered with the Juvenile Justice Intervention
Center (JJIC), a 76-bed detention center that that provides safe and secure
pre-trial detention to youths charged with committing a delinquent offense.
All detained youths receive medical treatment and mental health support
through two dedicated medical exam rooms and one behavioral health clinic.
Children’s provides on-site behavioral health and medical coverage,
external referral management and around-the-clock call coverage. Facilities,
supplies and security staff are provided by the JJIC.
As of Summer 2020, Children’s Hospital providers have completed nearly
3,000 visits to patients at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center.
