To request help from the Advocacy Center, call 1-800-960-7705 (Voice or via 711 Relay) or 1-855-861-3577 (TTY) or email advocacycenter@advocacyla.org. Our intake specialist will contact you within 1-2 business days to discuss your issue in detail and determine if AC can help.
Institutional Care:
- Discharge Planning (Flyer)
- Minors' Rights (In Institutions) (Flyer)
- Rights of Persons with Mental Illness (Flyer)
- Treatment Plan (Flyer)
- Respected and Protected: A Coloring Book Guide to the Rights of People in Institutions (Booklet)
- Visions of Safety: Dreams Versus Reality in Louisiana's Service System for People with Disabilities: A Study of Abuse and Neglect in Louisiana Institutions (Report)
- Choosing A Nursing Home And Making It Work For You: A Guide for People Considering or Receiving Nursing Home Care (Booklet)
- Guide to the Rights of Residents Of ICFs/MR in Louisiana: Information for Residents, Advocates and Staff of Residential Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (Booklet)
- Life in Louisiana's Group Homes: A Report from the Community Living Ombudsman Program (2002; Booklet-17 pgs)
- Help With Other Medical Expenses for Nursing Facility Residents with Medicaid (Flyer)
- Rights of Persons with Mental Illness - Seclusion and Restraint (Poster)
- Rights of People with Developmental Disabilities in Facilities (Poster)
- Out of Control: Louisiana's Failure to Insure Health and Safety of Children in Residential Facilities (2008; Booklet)
- Transition Services for Children in Residential Facilities (Flyer)
Publications
The Advocacy Center offers publications free of charge. You may click on underlined titles to open a printable version of that publication, or you may request any publications by contacting the Advocacy Center:
Advocacy Center8325 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Telephone: (504) 522-2337 (New Orleans)
or 1-800-960-7705 (Voice) 1-866-935-7348 (TTY)
e-mail: AdvocacyCenter@AdvocacyLA
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