
CAHS wages awareness campaign about opioids
Capital Area Human Services is waging a campaign on television and social media to raise awareness about the addictive and deadly nature of opioids, evidenced
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Capital Area Human Services is waging a campaign on television and social media to raise awareness about the addictive and deadly nature of opioids, evidenced

CAHS Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg (pictured above) brought opioid misuse prevention and medication safety resources to 500 attendees of the Safe Summer Kick-Off Block Party

CAHS Prevention Coordinators Dawn Collins and Alicia Richbourg (pictured, l-r) were among 45 attendees at the Art & Addiction luncheon, presented by and held at

Medicines help us by curing and managing diseases as well as alleviating symptoms. While it’s common for medications to be stored in our homes, those

Pictured above (seated, l-r) are Social Service Counselor Rosalyn Davis, and Prevention Coordinators Dawn Chanet Collins and Alicia Richbourg. Standing (l-r) are Social Service Counselors

Delta Sigma Theta sorority in Clinton held its “Spring Into Wellness” event on May 6, and CAHS staff attended to provide information about CAHS’ services.

CAHS Prevention Coordinator Dawn Collins attended the “Parent 411” event, May 4, at the Art & Addiction Exhibit sponsored by West Baton Rouge Museum in

West Feliciana Hospital and the LSU AgCenter presented the “Together in Solitude” Health and Safety Resource Fair on April 29 in Solitude, La., near St.

(Pictured l-r above): CAHS Prevention Coordinators Alicia Richbourg and Dawn Chanet Collins “took to the streets,” April 29, providing educational materials and resources at the

CAHS Executive Director Jan Laughinghouse, PhD, LCSW-BACS, LAC, joined CAHS’ Prevention Division staff at the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’s 26th annual conference, held in Baton Rouge