No one wishes to hold a hot potato. Imagine attending a crawfish boil with friends. One of you scoops a potato from the pot and tosses it to a friend. It’s hot! No one will hold it long enough to feel the heat. It gets passed around quickly. Eventually, though, one of you will have the determination to withstand the…
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Tomorrow marks the 18-month anniversary of DHH’s Coordinated System of Care (CSOC) and the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership (LBHP). This managed care system for behavioral health is still very much a work in progress. I remain hopeful that it will become something excellent for Louisiana’s children and families. However, I fear progress is showing signs of fatigue. In recent weeks…
April 6, 2013 – Simple analogies often make obvious what complexity obscures. While speaking to our Board of Directors this week, it struck me that Residential Care in Louisiana is now much like a swimming pool – but one not yet fully constructed. A good pool has a place for every swimmer. In this analogy, Foster Care is the wading…