History of Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils
With Public Law 102-321, passed in 1992, the federal government dictated mental health planning as a condition of receipt of federal mental health grant funds, and has mandated participation in the planning process by stakeholder groups, including mental health consumers, parents of children with serious emotional or behavioral disturbances and family members.

The Louisiana Behavioral Health Advisory Council is Louisiana's planning organization. The quarterly meetings are held on the first Monday of the month, beginning with the second month of the year (February, May, August, November) at 9:30 am. Please contact Melanie Roberts for meeting location. 

 We are looking to fill the following vacancies on the Council!

1. Children’s Advocacy
2. Addiction Disorder Advocate
3. LGBTQI

  Please contact Melanie Roberts if interested.

Additional Resources

• FY25 Mini Block Grant Application
• FY24-25 Block Grant Application-Final
• FY23- Mini Block Grant
• FY23 Mini Block Grant Application-Draft
• FY22-23 Block Grant Application
• FY21 Mini Block Grant Application-Draft
• 2020-2021 Louisiana Combined Behavioral Health Block Grant Application 
• 2018-2019 Louisiana Combined Behavioral Health Block Grant Application
• 2016-17 Louisiana CMHS and SAPT Combined Block Grant Application
• Click here to submit comments related to the 2016-17 Block Grant Application/Plan
• 2014 Louisiana CMHS and SAPT Combined Block Grant Application