NEW ORLEANS, April 30 (UPI) -- Mental health advocates are urging a new push to provide psychiatric help for Louisiana residents still suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
A survey released Tuesday found that two-thirds of the residents surveyed in coastal Louisiana could not identify any of the resources available to Katrina survivors plagued with mental health issues.
"I don't think we're doing as good a job as we can at meeting communities where they are," said women's health advocate Ghairunisa Galeta.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune said professionals meeting in the Crescent City Tuesday noted that mental healthcare still has a stigma in the region; however it was proposed that teaming up with faith-based groups and other trusted organizations might be effective.
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