Protect your rights or get the help you need, without a lawyer.
Sometimes you can fix your legal problem yourself. Here are forms, on-line applications, and information that may help you handle your problem. Some legal problems have deadlines which must be met or you lose your rights. You might need Adobe Acrobat reader for some information. To download this free software, click here.
There are 5 resources
Crisis Phone Line
VIA LINK Call Center is a 24 hour, telephone crisis intervention service. Many calls to VIA LINK's line relate to emotional distress, abuse, violence and every day stresses.
By: VIA LINK
Other Formats:
Separate Website
Educational Advocacy -- How to Help a Child with School Discipline Issues
(Separate Website)
Learn more about school discipline and how to support a child with discipline issues.
By: Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
Internet Sites for Legal Information
(Separate Website)
List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana.
By: Law Library of Louisiana
Kidline Hotline
Call 1-800-244-5373 for help. Counsels and refers victims of abuse and neglect, and those who want to help.
By: Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
National Runaway Switchboard Hotline
Confidential 24-hour crisis line to get help for children and youth who are runaways or at-risk of leaving home.
By: National Runaway Switchboard
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