Louisiana 2019 Mental Health Services Block Grant Report

Louisiana's 2019 Uniform Reporting System tables provide an overview of the state's mental health delivery system. The data supports the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program, reporting on National Outcome Measures, evidence-based practices, and utilization measures. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is the authoritative organization for this dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyze National Outcome Measures (NOMs) to assess the performance of Louisiana's mental health service delivery system.
• Compare evidence-based practice implementation rates across different service categories within the state.
• Evaluate utilization measures to understand service access and volume for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program.

Strengths

• Data is collected annually by State Mental Health Authorities, providing a standardized reporting framework.
• The dataset is part of a national program, ensuring alignment with federal reporting requirements for mental health services.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, column names, and row counts are unknown, limiting immediate analytical utility.
• Data is presented in HTML format, which is not ideal for direct computational analysis and may require parsing.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Collected annually by the State Mental Health Authority of Louisiana via the Uniform Reporting System (URS).

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Data is from 2019, with metadata last updated in 2025.

Geography

Louisiana, United States