The Department of Health is aiming to prevent crisis situations with the launch of the Behavioral Health Recovery Outreach Line. Assistant secretary of the Office of Behavioral Health Karen Stubbs says this line is aimed at relapse prevention in those struggling with stress during the pandemic.
“This line offers recovery support, fascilitated by trained specialists to assist persons in recovery of substance use, mental health, serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders,” said Stubbs.
Louisiana does have other crisis lines and Stubbs says the hotline model is one that has proven to be an effective resource for those with mental health disorders. Calls received range from those having a tough day to those self-identifying the warning signs of mental or emotional changes.
“Trained specialists and clinicians will answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at no cost to the caller,” said Stubbs.
Stubbs says those working the line are also equipped with the general information about COVID-19.
“What we are finding is that a lot of the stress and anxiety is brought on by simply lack of information,” said Stubbs.
The phone number is 1-833-333-1132.
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