The Juvenile Competency Restoration program is designed to help restore accused juvenile offenders to competency to stand trial. Through collaboration between the DHH Office of Behavioral Health and the Bureau of Legal Services, juveniles are educated on court proceedings to enhance their understanding and comprehension of the juvenile justice processes. The program is also geared toward giving accused juvenile offenders the tools to help them in their defense. The program ensures that each individual is referred to all necessary services that may impact his or her mental capacity.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
628 N. 4th St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Staff
Joann Brown
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Statewide Coordinator
PH: 504.599.0205
FX: 504.599.1432
EMAIL: jbrown4@dhh.la.gov
ADDRESS:
1010 Common St., New Orleans, LA 70112
Sue J. Austin, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Psychologist & Forensic Coordinator
EMAIL: sue.austin@la.gov
ADDRESS:
628 N. 4th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Andrea Albert
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 9
PH: 985.871.8300
ADDRESS:
21454 Koop Drive, Suite 2-H, Mandeville, LA 70471
Rose Andrews, GSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 1
PH: 504.599.0245
ADDRESS:
1010 Common St., Suite 500, New Orleans, LA 70112
Wanda T. Ballier, LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 1
PH: 504.361.6250
ADDRESS:
3100 General De Gaulle Drive, New Orleans, LA 70114
Melvin Bazile, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 2
PH: 225.922.0068
ADDRESS:
Capital Area Human Services District - 4615 Government St., Building 2, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Roberta Beam
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 7
PH: 318.741.5351
ADDRESS:
Northwest Supports & Services Center, 5401 Shead Road, Bossier City, LA 71111
Cielo Berner, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 2
ADDRESS:
4615 Government Street, Building 2, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Rebecca Mandal Blasio, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 9
PH: 985.543.4113
ADDRESS:
Northlake Resource Center for Developmental Disabilities, 520 North Morrison Avenue, Hammond, LA 70401
Thomas A. Bounds, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 7
PH: 318.741.2894
ADDRESS:
3018 Old Minden Road, Suite #1111, Bossier City, LA 71112
Denise Britto, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 4
PH: 337.262.4109
FX: 337.262.4183
ADDRESS:
302 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506
Debra Brogden, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 7
PH: 318.741.2894
ADDRESS:
3018 Old Minden Road, Suite #1111, Bossier City, LA 71112
Mary Brooks, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 8
PH: 318.728.6459
FX: 318.728.4121
ADDRESS:
Richland Mental Health Clinic, 115 Christian Drive, Rayville, LA 71269
Herschel Brunner, Psy.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 2
PH: 225.925.1910 225.925.1929
ADDRESS:
4615 Government Street , Building 2, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Merry Buckley, Psy.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 6
PH: 318.484.6511 318.484.6200
ADDRESS:
Central Louisiana State Hospital, P.O. Box 5031, Pineville, LA 71361
Ronald Cahanin, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 9
PH: 985.626.6399
ADDRESS:
Southeast Louisiana Hospital, P.O. Box 3850, Mandeville, LA 70470
Heather Graham Chellette, MA, LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 8
PH: 318.251.4150
FX: 318.251.4177
ADDRESS:
901 White Street, Ruston, LA 71270
Heather Graham Chellette, MA, LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 8
PH: 318.251.4150
FX: 318.251.4177
ADDRESS:
901 White Street, Ruston, LA 71270
Amy Creel, LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 7
PH: 318.676.5111
ADDRESS:
Shreveport Mental Health Center, 1310 North Hearne Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71107
Lynn Daigle, LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 3
PH: 985.449.5167 985.449.5169
ADDRESS:
690 East 1st Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301
Linda Stewart, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 1
PH: 504.838.5002
ADDRESS:
2400 Edenborn Avenue, Metairie, LA 70001
Katrina Dobbins, GSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 1
PH: 504.483.1992 504.483.1985
ADDRESS:
3801 Canal St., Suite 210, New Orleans, LA 70119
Jacqueline Duncan, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 9
PH: 985.543.4080
ADDRESS:
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority, 15785 Medical Arts Plaza, Hammond, LA 70403
Marilyn Fernandez, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 8
PH: 318.283.0817
FX: 318.283.0816
ADDRESS:
Bastrop Mental Health Center, 218 North Franklin Street, Bastrop, LA 71220
Paul Ford
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 5
PH: 337.475.8045
ADDRESS:
3501 Fifth Avenue, Suite C 2, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Leonard Ford
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 6
ADDRESS:
429 Murray St., Suite B, Alexandria, LA 71301
Kelley Francis, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 9
PH: 985.626.6399
ADDRESS:
Southeast Louisiana Hospital, P.O. Box 3850, Mandeville, LA 70470
Pollet Frazier, GSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 1
PH: 504.364.6617 504.364.6611
ADDRESS:
Greater New Orleans Supports & Services Center, 4460 General Meyer Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70131
Natha Gantt, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 5
PH: 337.462.1641
ADDRESS:
106 W. Port , DeRidder, LA 70634
Katie Pitre Gibbens, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 3
PH: 985.537.6823
FX: 985.537.5519
ADDRESS:
Lafourche Mental Health Center , 157 Twin Oaks Drive, Raceland, LA 70394
Angela Hallack
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 8
PH: 318.247.4376
FX: 318.247.8908
ADDRESS:
Northeast Supports and Services Center, 2776 Highway 150, Ruston, LA 71270
Steven Hebert
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 7
PH: 318.741.2730
ADDRESS:
3018 Old Minden Road, Suite 1211, Bossier City, LA 71112
Marc Hendler, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 1
PH: 504.838.5357
ADDRESS:
3300 W. Esplanade Avenue, Suite 213, Metairie, LA 70002
Tonya Jackson, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 6
PH: 318.487.5964
ADDRESS:
429 Murray Street, Box 3, Alexandria, LA 71301
Jack Johnson, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 2
PH: 225.925.1910 225.925.1929
ADDRESS:
4615 Government Street, Building 2, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Dennis Joiner
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 6
PH: 337.239.2687 x214
ADDRESS:
401 West Texas Street, P.O. Box 131, Leesville, LA 71446
Leola Joshua
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 6
ADDRESS:
429 Murray Street, Suite B, Alexandria , LA 71301
Nancy Keller, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 6
PH: 318.487.5956
ADDRESS:
Pinecrest Developmental Center, 429 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
Jamie Landry
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 9
PH: 985.543.4113
ADDRESS:
Northlake Resource Center for Developmental Disabilities, 520 North Morrison Avenue, Hammond, LA 70401
Richard Landry
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 4
PH: 337. 262.1097
ADDRESS:
214 Jefferson Street, Suite 301, Lafayette, LA 70501
Sajata Lawson, GSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 1
PH: 504.364.6617
FX: 504.364.6611
ADDRESS:
Greater New Orleans Supports & Services Center, 4460 General Meyer Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70131
Donna Legendre, Ed.D., LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 3
PH: 985.526.1699
FX: 985.526.6796
ADDRESS:
Assumption Mental Health Center , 2632 Highway 1, Labadieville, LA 70372
Cheryl Shelvin- Lewis
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 4
PH: 337.262.4109
FX: 337.262.4183
ADDRESS:
302 Dulles Dr., Lafayette, LA 70506
James Lewis
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 5
PH: 337.475.8045
ADDRESS:
3501 Fifth Avenue, Suite C2, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Nina Littleberry, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 8
PH: 318.362.3339
ADDRESS:
Monroe Mental Health Center, 4800 South Grand Street, Monroe, LA 71201
Bill Love
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 8
PH: 318.362.3339
ADDRESS:
Monroe Mental Health Center, 4800 South Grand Street, Monroe, LA 71210
Janice Bray Manuel, LCSW-BACS
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 5
PH: 337.661.2775
ADDRESS:
301 West Wayside Drive, Westlake, LA 70669
Melissa Martin, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 2
PH: 225.922.0445
ADDRESS:
Capital Area Human Services District - 4615 Government St., Building 2, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Sandra Matthews, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 4
PH: 337.262.4109
FX: 337.262.4183
ADDRESS:
302 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506
Clyde Matthews
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 7
PH: 318.741.5351
ADDRESS:
Northwest Supports & Services Center, 5401 Shead Road, Bossier City, LA 71111
Patricia Moran, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 6
PH: 318.487.6822
FX: 318.487.6853
ADDRESS:
CCDC/JWRAP 201 Johnson Street, Suite 401, Alexandria, LA 71301
Leslie Nolan, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 5
PH: 337.475.8022
ADDRESS:
Lake Charles Mental Health Center, 4105 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607
Stacey Pierce, LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 7
PH: 318.676.5111
ADDRESS:
Shreveport Mental Health Center, 1310 North Hearne Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71107
Katherine Poulin, LPC
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 7
PH: 318.676.5111
ADDRESS:
Shreveport Mental Health Center, 1310 North Hearne Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71107
Joann Haynes Powell, MA
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 8
PH: 318.362.3427
ADDRESS:
122 St. John Street, Room 202/343, Monroe, LA 71270
Catherine Reichard, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 9
PH: 985.626.6399
ADDRESS:
Southeast Louisiana Hospital, P.O. Box 3850, Mandeville, LA 70470
Edward Roberts, GSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 1
PH: 504.483.1992 504.483.1985
ADDRESS:
3801 Canal St., Suite 210, New Orleans, LA 70119
Leslie Rogers, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 9
PH: 985.543.4113
ADDRESS:
Northlake Resource Center for Developmental Disabilities, 520 North Morrison Avenue, Hammond, LA 70401
George Schreiner, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 9
PH: 985.871.8300
ADDRESS:
North Lake Supports and Services Center, 620 North Morrison Ave., Hammond, LA 70401
Tiffany Smith, GSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 6
PH: 318.484.6850
ADDRESS:
Mental Health Center of Central Louisiana, P.O. Box 7473, Alexandria, LA 71306
Elizabeth Standifer, MSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 9
PH: 985.871.8300
ADDRESS:
21454 Koop Drive, Suite 2-H, Mandeville, LA 70471
Nancy Jo Thigpen
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 6
ADDRESS:
429 Murray Street, Suite B, Alexandria, LA 71301
Craig Waggoner, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 5
PH: 337.475.8022
ADDRESS:
Lake Charles Mental Health Center, 4105 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607
Sidney Williams
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 6
PH: 337.239.2687 x214
ADDRESS:
401 West Texas Street, P.O. Box 131, Leesville, LA
Diane Wilson, LCSW
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider (OCDD) – Region 9
PH: 985.871.8300
ADDRESS:
North Lake Supports and Services Center, 620 North Morrison Avenue, Hammond, LA 70401
Maria H. Zakrzewski, Ph.D.
Juvenile Competency Restoration Program Service Provider – Region 6
PH: 318.484.6511 318.484.6200
ADDRESS:
Central Louisiana State Hospital, P.O. Box 5031, Pineville, LA 71361
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