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CAHS offices will be closed Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in observance of the Mardi Gras holiday.   

If you are in crisis, please call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.

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National Drug Take Back Day 2022

Capital Area Human Services’ staff joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and its partners on Oct. 29 for National Drug Take Back Day at the Baton Rouge

Narcan training provided to CAHS staff

Pictured (l-r): CAHS Prevention Project Coordinator Ricki Davis teaches the proper use of Narcan to Port Allen High School Based Therapist Sarah Giroir, LCSW-BACS. CAHS’ Prevention Team

Prevention staff helps “Heal the Block”

CAHS’ Prevention staff visited with more than 100 attendees at a recent “Heal the Block” event, providing information about the opioid epidemic and distributing Narcan

Priority Care’s “Back-to-School Bash”

Employees of CAHS participated recently in Priority Care’s “Back to School Bash” at BREC’s Anna T. Jordan Community Park. CAHS staff provided educational materials about

VIDEO: What is residential treatment?

Residential treatment for substance use disorders plays a unique and important role in the continuum of care. Most journeys of recovery are sustained with outpatient

Saving lives through Narcan training

CAHS continues its outreach to provide training about life-saving Narcan, the medication that reverses the deadly effects of opioid overdoses. On July 14, CAHS’ Prevention