Metropolitan Human Services District – New Orleans East Behavioral Mental Health Clinic

Metropolitan Human Services District - New Orleans East Behavioral Mental Health Clinic is a mental health clinic in New Orleans, LA. It offers same-day walk-in services and a 24-hour crisis line at 844-568-6473, with crisis line appointments available at (504) 568-3130. The clinic serves all age groups and residents of Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes, including individuals who are uninsured or Medicaid eligible, those suffering from mental illness (such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD), individuals with addiction (including alcohol, opioid/cocaine, and gambling), and people with intellectual or physical impairments that occurred before age 22, such as Down syndrome, autism, or epilepsy.

The Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) is one of ten Local Governing Entities in Louisiana serving persons with mental health disorders, addictive disorders, and intellectual/developmental disabilities. It is governed by a board of thirteen members: nine from Orleans Parish and two each from Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. The board includes members with professional expertise in mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disability, as well as expertise in finance, law, law enforcement, school-based health care, public health, and advocacy. Members serve three consecutive three-year terms. Dr. Rochelle Head-Dunham serves as the MHSD Executive and Medical Director; she is an Endowed Professor at LSU School of Medicine and an Addiction Psychiatrist with appointments at LSU and Tulane University Schools of Medicine. She previously served as Assistant Secretary and Medical Director for the Office of Behavioral Health within the Louisiana Department of Health, and her accolades include Clinical Faculty of the Year for 2021 at LSU School of Medicine and the 2019 Nyswander/Dole Award.

The clinic is located at 5630 Read Blvd on the 2nd Floor, on Read Boulevard itself, about a tenth of a mile from the New Orleans East Public Library, roughly two-tenths of a mile from both the Abramson Science and Technology Charter School and the New Orleans East Hospital, and near Joe W. Brown Park.

The clinic holds a rating of 3.20 based on 6 reviews.

The clinic's same-day walk-in access and 24-hour crisis line make it a direct entry point for behavioral health care in New Orleans East, supported by the broader MHSD structure serving the region's parishes.

Services:

• Addiction Support Services
• Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services
• Mental Health Crisis Intervention
• Pregnancy and Substance Use Support