Louisiana
Louisiana Provider to Provider Consultation Line (PPCL)
Program Overview:
The Louisiana Provider to Provider Consultation Line (PPCL) was created to help address the statewide shortage of mental health providers, especially in rural areas. PPCL is a no-cost provider-to-provider telephone consultation and education program to help pediatric health care providers address the behavioral and mental health needs of their patients.
Services Offered:
Telephone Consultation
Face-to-Face/Telehealth Clinical Consultation
Patient Care Coordination/Resources and Referral Services
Website: https://ldh.la.gov/page/ppcl
Primary Contact: Jody West
Email: ppcl@la.gov
Year started: 2021
HRSA Awardee: Yes
Does the program provide state-wide coverage? Yes
Funding: HRSA
Program Materials:
Other Consultation Programs: Louisiana Mental Health Perinatal Partnership (LaMHPP), https://medicine.tulane.edu/tulane-doctors/lamhpp
Last Update: March 01, 2023
Tulane Early Childhood Collaborative (TECC)
Program Overview:
TECC provides grant-funded consultation to pediatric primary care clinicians in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metropolitan areas, helping to build their capacity to identify risk factors early, promote family well-being, and understand and respond to mental health issues in children birth to six years. Our TECC team is comprised of child psychiatrists, pediatrician-child psychiatrists, child psychologists, and clinical social workers within the Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. In addition to consultation, we provide brief, topic-focused trainings, clinical and resource information for providers and families, and evidence-based virtual parent education groups.
Services Offered:
Telephone Consultation
Face-to-Face/Telehealth Clinical Consultation
Patient Care Coordination/Resources and Referral Services
Parent Psychoeducation Group
Website: https://medicine.tulane.edu/tecc
Primary Contact: Sarah Hinshaw-Fuselier, Ph.D., LCSW
Email: tecc@tulane.edu
Year started: 2014
HRSA Awardee: No
Does the program provide state-wide coverage? No
Funding: Private foundation
Program Materials:
Last Update: May 20, 2021