All of us have heard of the Hippocratic Oath new physicians take. We also know another Hippocratic phrase, “First, do no harm“, found in the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates’ work titled, Of the Epidemics. In response to large health care crises, Hippocrates instructed physicians: “First, do no harm“. Only a few politicians are also physicians,…
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At Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services, we strive to provide opportunities for our staff to learn and grow to be the best leaders they can be! Enter Leadership Schools, offered by our Staff Development Department. Each year, staff are invited to participate in a year-long Leadership class, with the potential to advance in…
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Bad enough for parents, parental opioid abuse is especially harmful to children and has lifelong consequences for them including removal from the neglectful care of their parents. Across the country and in Louisiana, the opioid epidemic is swelling the number of foster children. Recent headlines tell the tragic story. “Why America’s Babies Are Suffering: Opioid…
While the budget debates during the Louisiana Legislature’s first Special Session of 2017 kept child advocates on the edges of their seats, Louisiana’s Representatives and Senators acted at the end to protect funding for foster children. Louisiana’s legislature did the right thing in funding the Department of Children and Family Services. In a state which…
by Rebecca Deich, LMCH staff The cross project began when I saw a video on the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church’s Facebook page of the worship design committee led by Rev. Lane Cotton Winn. I’ve always wanted to involve our kids in Annual Conference as a way to teach them more about…
There is no longer any excuse for ignoring Louisiana’s children. For anyone who has waited for the condition of Louisiana’s children to hit rock bottom before engaging in solutions, the wait is over. We are there. The Times-Picayune article, “Louisiana is the worst state in the U.S. for children, report says“, by Danielle Dreilinger, provides…
June 7, 2017, Ruston, Louisiana – Methodist Foster Care, a ministry of Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, continues expanding therapeutic foster care services throughout Louisiana. Following a recent radio campaign covering north Louisiana and blanketing the Baton Rouge and surrounding market, Methodist Foster Care is busy developing new homes for Louisiana’s foster children. Methodist Foster Care…
Today, like the rest of our country, we remember those who lived in our orphanage or residential home throughout our more than 100 years of service. Two such heroes were Lieutenant J.B. Lear and his brother, PFC George Lear. J.B. was killed in action May 1, 1943. He was the Army pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress,…
Earlier this month our blog posted an article titled, “Infant Mortality: Louisiana Lags Latvia“. The chart below graphically represents the ranking of countries and Louisiana on infant mortality during 2016 as reported by the Center for Disease Control’s National Vital Statistics System and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s World Fact Book. The number to the…
46 states and 81 countries keep more of their babies alive beyond their babies’ first birthdays than does Louisiana. “Infant mortality” is defined as the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The “infant mortality rate” is the number of deaths of babies under one year old in a given year per…
This evening I read Louisiana’s plan to reduce child poverty and I am still scratching my head. What prevents child well-being initiatives from gaining traction in Louisiana? I ask because I’ve just read the 2009 Implementation Plan to reduce child poverty (1) prepared by the Child Poverty Prevention Council for Louisiana. The plan’s Executive Summary…
Patrick Blanchard, Director of Development and Public Relations for Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services (LUMCFS), recently spoke at a Rotary Club Luncheon in Ferriday, LA. Patrick shared the mission and programs of the agency with those in attendance, as well as information about upcoming fundraiser “Journey Through the South with Song.” “Journey Through…
“Emergency Shelter Care” ended in December of 2012. That was when our organization was required by Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals (now Louisiana’s Department of Health or “LDH”) to close our ESC program. Emergency Shelter Care was licensed by the Department of Social Services (now Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services or “DCFS”)….