Explore these child advocacy resources from organizations working to improve child well-being. The information may inspire Louisiana’s child advocates, offering ideas about ways to improve the lives of children in Louisiana.
Checklist: Improve Louisiana for Children
Improving the Behavioral Health Continuum of Care in Louisiana by Dr. Monica Stevens, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, explains how too few prevention and early intervention mental health resources for Louisiana’s children increase the need for intensive residential services.
Louisiana Children’s Code: Ch.C. Acts 1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992 – Table of Contents
Juvenile Delinquency Statistics and Risk Factors in the U.S. | Maryville Online
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau | MCHB
Child Welfare | Bipartisan Policy Center
Louisiana Partners for Family Health
State Child Abuse & Neglect (SCAN) Policies Database
Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative on Child Well-being
UNICEF: Closing the Gaps in Child Well-being
Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights
https://www.aapss.org/news/child-maltreatment-webinar-available-to-view/