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The Monday, April 6, 2026, CAHSD Board Meeting is canceled due to lack of a quorum. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please look in the Board/Public Notices section of our website for upcoming Board Meeting dates/times.

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Problem gambling: CAHS offers free help

Click here to watch our new 30-second commercial, and help us spread the word that recovery from problem gambling is real. March is Problem Gambling Awareness

February 29, 2024 10:00 am

CAHS participates in “Our Heart Beats for You” event in Donaldsonville

Pictured above (l-r): Donaldsonville Mayor Leroy Sullivan, Prevost Memorial Hospital Vice President Shelton Anthony, CAHS Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg, Prevost Memorial Hospital Administrator Jessica Canning,

February 26, 2024 8:30 am

VIDEO: “Driving Into Recovery” in Plaquemine

Click here to see the Plaquemine Post South’s story Click here to see Tembi Muna’s video of this great event It was a chilly day

February 19, 2024 9:00 am

CAHS conducts CIT training for BR Police Academy

Cadets of the 91st Baton Rouge Police Academy completed CAHS’ Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, held Jan. 22-26, and led by CAHS’ Director of Training

February 1, 2024 10:30 am

Free Opioid Epidemic Toolkit available now

Click on these links to watch our 30-second TV ad and 60-second information video about the Opioid Epidemic Toolkit. Drug addiction is not a moral

January 17, 2024 2:30 pm

In memory of our dear colleague and friend Matricia “Matt” Green

We mourn the Jan. 2 passing of our dear colleague and friend, Matricia “Matt” Green, LAC, CCGC, who provided compulsive gambling treatment services at CAHS

January 4, 2024 4:00 pm

2023 End-of-year recap by Dr. Laughinghouse

Click here to watch Dr. Laughinghouse’s 2023 recap. As 2023 ends, CAHS Executive Director Jan Laughinghouse, PhD, LCSW-BACS, LAC, reflects on the year, the challenges

December 30, 2023 2:00 pm

Breakfast with Santa and Toy Giveaway event

On Dec. 21, CAHS Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg participated in the 7th Annual Breakfast with Santa & Toy Giveaway Event, hosted by the Martin Luther King

December 22, 2023 7:00 am

EBR Sheriff’s Office Turkey Giveaway

Pictured above (l-r): EBR Sheriff’s Deputy Jennifer Gonzalez and CAHS Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg. CAHS’ Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg attended the “EBRSO Turkey Giveaway,” held

December 21, 2023 8:30 am

Helping the Homeless at St. Vincent de Paul

Click here to watch the news story by Channel 9. CAHS joined forces, Dec. 17, with Healthy Blue and other area support agencies for the

December 18, 2023 9:00 am