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Addiction recovery and behavioral challenges are two health care issues regularly addressed at rehabilitation centers. Drug rehab and alcohol rehab centers, for example, encourage positive lifestyle adjustments and provide effective treatment through individual and/or group counseling in a safe environment away from many day-to-day stress factors. Most of these mental health facilities offer both inpatient and outpatient treatment options. Twenty-four hour therapeutic support is available during residential treatment, and care is provided by an experienced medical staff.
Besides quality drug and alcohol abuse treatment, rehab centers also offer supportive care to residents with a wide variety of mental health concerns. (LINK “mental health concerns” to https://www.goodtherapy.org/therapy-issues.html) Different mental health facilities are in place to treat conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar issues, and compulsive gambling.
Mental Health Care in Louisiana
In 2011, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducted a National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The results of this survey indicate that almost 20% of adults in Louisiana experience mental health issues.
Louisiana is ranked 41st in terms of overall well-being by the 2013 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index that compares the well-being across states. The state ranked in the third quintile for work environment and emotional health, the fourth quintile for life evaluation and emotional health, and the fifth quintile for healthy behaviors and basic access. According to the index, the community of Baton Rouge had the highest well-being measures in Louisiana.
In its 2014 survey, Mental Health America (MHA) ranked Louisiana 47th out of all American states and the District of Columbia, indicating a high prevalence of mental health concerns and low rates of access to needed mental health care. The state ranked 48th in mental health access, and according to MHA scores, approximately 285,000 adult residents report alcohol or illicit substance dependency, and 21,000 minors display drug and alcohol abuse or substance addiction.
Louisiana Census Info
Louisiana has a population of more than 4.5 million people. From 2010 to 2013, the state saw a 2% increase in population size. Roughly 13% of all residents are at least 65 years old, and 24% are under the age of 18. Approximately 64% of the population is white, 32% is black, 2% is Asian, and 1% is American Indian or Alaska native. More than 19% of people in Louisiana live below the poverty line.
References:
- Department of Health and Hospitals. (n.d.). Office of behavioral health: About us. Retrieved from http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/94/n/113
- Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. (2013). Louisiana. Retrieved from http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/162029/file-620532999-pdf/WBI2013/Louisiana_2013_State_Report.pdf?t=1418935567368
- Mental Health America. (2014). Parity or disparity: The state of mental health in America, 2015. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/sites/default/files/Parity%20or%20Disparity%202015%20Report.pdf
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2011). The NSDUH report. Retrieved from http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/078/WEB_SR_078.htm
- United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). State & county quickfacts: Louisiana. Retrieved from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22000.html