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BIALA Resource Guide for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

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Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council (LaDDC)

 Nationwide
Statewide
Louisiana
225-342-6804

Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council is made up of people from every region of the state who are appointed by the governor to develop and implement a five year plan to address the needs of person with disabilities. Promote advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Louisiana Law Help

 Nationwide
1615 Poydras Street, Suite 1000
New Orleans
Louisiana

Louisiana Law Help is a guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Louisiana.

FaceBook page link:   https://www.facebook.com/lagniappelawlab

NAMI Acadiana

 Nationwide
P.O. Box 51903
Lafayette
Louisiana
337-504-4752

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Paralyzed Veterans of America offices ; Bayou-Gulf States PVA

 Nationwide
Gulfport
Mississippi
800-424-8200

Dedicated to veterans service, medical research and civil rights for people with disabilities.

People First of Louisiana

 Nationwide
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
225-383-1033

Self advocacy group run by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities. People First of Louisiana supports people with disabilities to empower themselves in becoming effective decision makers, to gain more independence, and enjoy life as equal citizens of the United States of America.

Social Security Disability Income

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

Website informing about social security disability

Social Security Offices

 Nationwide
Nation Wide
800-772-1213

Social security offices list

The ARC of Louisiana

 Nationwide
Statewide
Louisiana

Apply for disability services

Trauma Recovery Center at University Medical Center New Orleans

 Nationwide
2101 Tulane Avenue/University Medical Center
New Orleans
Louisiana
504-702-4335

The Trauma Recovery Center is the first of its kind in Louisiana. Rooted in principles of health equity and social justice, the center provides wraparound services to people whose lives have been disrupted by traumatic injury and violent crime.

LOCATION: Trauma Recovery Center at University Medical Center New Orleans, Clinic Building, Floor 3, Zone C, Enter at 2101 Tulane Avenue.

Veterans Justice Outreach Program

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

The mission of the Veterans Justice Programs is to identify justice-involved Veterans and contact them through outreach, in order to facilitate access to VA services at the earliest possible point. Veterans Justice Programs accomplish this by building and maintaining partnerships between VA and key elements of the criminal justice system.

Alexandria/Pineville, Alexandria VA Medical Center,  Mckenzie Gauthier, Sabrina Bordelon, Leslie Stanley, Nicole LeJeune

New Orleans, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Valence Hebert, Jessica Mayeux

Shreveport, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Joni Crawford, Teresa Martinez, Roslyn Downs