Louisiana Education & Addiction Network (LEAN) | Providing quality care and assistance to youth throughout Louisiana experiencing addiction, mental health disorders, and other inappropriate behaviors

LEAN is now a CCBHC Grant applicant, an organizational member of Louisiana Association of Substance Abuse Counselors and Trainees, and an industry member of Louisiana Rural Mental Health Alliance.

Learn more. LEAN is currently in the application process to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) grantee. This federal model would allow LEAN to operate as a sort of "Mental Health Urgent Care" in order to make services more available to participants in rural areas.

For more information about LASACT or LRHMA, please visit www.lasact.org and www.lrmha.com.

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quality care & assistance

Supporting our Communities

In today’s world, youth struggle with issues and concerns that no other generation has faced (internet safety, social media, cyberbullying, vaping, etc.). It takes fresh solutions to overcome these modern problems. LEAN is designed to tackle these real-life, everyday problems that young people face by empowering them and their parents with the skills needed to fight back!

Support for Schools

Our network helps school systems connect young people with resources, support, and education to combat poor behaviors in their own environment.

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Youth Education Program

Our network provides education and support for at-risk youth and their families via educational groups, awareness, and/or connecting them with higher-level services.

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Support for Youth Justice

Our network provides help to youth with juvenile justice concerns, delinquency, addictive behaviors, and other inappropriate behaviors.

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Follow-Up Care

Our network of licensed mental health providers, psychiatrists, unlicensed professionals, and peer support-staff work together to assist youth.

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Crisis Support for Youth

LEAN works with youth in crisis to identify needs and get help quickly no matter where they are in Louisiana. We are there every step of the way.

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LEAN supports youth in order to:

Build confidence

Improve family dynamics

Increase safety

Achieving these goals will allow youth to stay healthy in school and in their home in order to increase engagement, improve motivation, and enhance outcomes.

providing care for youth

who we serve

LEAN services support youth who may struggle with:
Inappropriate behaviors
Poor family dynamics
Past trauma
Marijuana use
Alcohol use
Other illicit substance use

However, they may also experience issues related to:
Vaping
Unhealthy gaming
Internet or television misuse
Pornography

what people say

testimonials

Louisiana Education and Addiction Network were available to help and have given my family hope.

Staff at LEAN were able to immediately connect our family with the supports needed.

LEAN staff worked to help our family when no one else could.

Because we live in the country, we found it difficult to find services. After looking for support for months, Louisiana Education and Addiction Network was the only organization that was available to help if our area.

The program taught me how to rely on coping skills and not on drugs. It got me ready, mentally, to start school.

The boys enjoyed learning and were very involved in the process.

The staff was very attentive and encouraging.

I'm really thankful for the group leader. The residents really enjoyed the meetings. Thank you for your services.