Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Prot. from Viol. and Dom. Viol. Code Title 3A Chapter 3A.06 ยง 3A.06.020 | 2019

(a) The purpose of this Section, as a first step in the process of providing essential safeguards and services for families, is to avert the trauma of domestic violence and child abuse in families, by informing parents, particularly of new or young families, about domestic violence, and the community and health care systems which are available for support and assistance.

 

(b) The Coushatta Tribal Health Center shall provide information concerning domestic violence to parents of both newborn infants and hospitalized minors. The information must include but is not limited to the effect of domestic violence on children, and available services for the prevention and treatment of domestic violence.