NAMI and the Safe Haven campus funding crisis
St. Tammany Parish
Summary
A consent item greenlights a medically assisted treatment clinic at the Safe Haven campus in Mandeville, run with Florida Parishes Human Service Authority.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 11
- Last 30 days
- 10
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
NAMI provides about $1.9 million a year in services for free; the disputed rent is $165,000, under 1% of the $22 million deficit.
Residents struggling with opioid addiction gain a local treatment option.
If NAMI is forced out, the parish's most vulnerable residents lose peer support, housing and crisis resources, and suicide risk rises.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Parish Council Meeting — November 5, 2026
The parish's proposed 2027 budget does not fully fund Safe Haven and proposes charging NAMI $165,000 in annual rent, which supporters say will force the free mental health provider off campus and jeopardize services worth $1.9 million a year. The council says the failure of the public health tax and a $22 million deficit leave no choice, and President Cooper says negotiations with NAMI are ongoing.
Parish Council Meeting — September 3, 2026
A consent item greenlights a medically assisted treatment clinic at the Safe Haven campus in Mandeville, run with Florida Parishes Human Service Authority.
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