What started as a small non-profit in 2012, Ascent (then Wraparound) has focused on influencing the community for good, and working with children and families in hopes of making a difference. Ascent is a non-profit organization offering intensive, individualized care planning and management processes for children and adolescents (up to their 21st birthday) with complex mental health and/or other n
eeds. Office of Juvenile Justice, Department of Child and Family Services, Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Education) and whose families would thus benefit from coordination of efforts across these systems. Wraparound services are aimed at young people throughout Northeast Louisiana who, regardless of the system(s) in which they are involved, are at risk of placement in an out-of-home or alternative school setting, or who are transitioning back to the community from such placements. We are driven by the many needs of the children and teenagers in Louisiana. Our passion to see families break cycles, move from conflict into unity, and turn hopelessness into empowerment has led many of our clients to improve their situations significantly.
