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The handbook addresses treatment planning for children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities using a medical home perspective, emphasizing collaboration between patients, families and providers.

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Shreveport fine-tuning its responses to 911 calls involving mental health issues

KSLA 12 - On Monday (Aug. 15), representatives of several agencies came together to announce improvements to the crisis response team for people in mental crisis. Dr. James Patterson, chairman of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at LSUHS, said this shift is about serving people with mental illness in a way that best serves them and the community.

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