Louisiana
Louisiana offers IECMHC through Tulane's TIKES program (Tulane Mental Health Consultation Services). It's a coordinated statewide effort that has run since about 2007.
- Lead organization
Tulane University School of Medicine
TIKES website(opens in a new tab)- Program contact
- Allison Boothe Trigg, PhD
- Angela W. Keyes, PhD
- Eligibility
- Type III centers that accept the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
- Licensed family child care homes that have, or are working toward, Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) academic approval
- Geographic reach
Regional nonprofit subcontractors cover the whole state.
- How to request consultation
- Leave a voicemail on the central support line: 504-264-1287.
- Email a request to TIKES.
- Fill in the request form on the TIKES website(opens in a new tab).
- Contact your local subcontracting agency. It will connect you with your regional consultant.
- Ask your child care resource and referral (CCR&R) agency. Consultants attend CCR&R meetings and can help with referrals.
- Publicly funded programs can also ask at early education network meetings.
- Funding
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) quality set-aside, through the Louisiana Department of Education.
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