Grading the States 2006: Louisiana

Overall Grade: D- Category Grades: Infrastructure: D Information Access: F Services: D- Recovery Supports: D-

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $51.34 41 Per Capita Income $24,780 44 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $230 28 Suicide Rank 31

Recent Innovations Heroic response of individual providers and Office of Mental Health staff on the ground in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Urgent Needs Restoration of Office of Mental Health's budget after recent state cuts Increased focus on developing and funding a community-based system

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