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CAHS at “Sunday Funday” event in Baton Rouge

CAHS Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg (pictured above) provided opioid misuse prevention and medication safety resources to more than 100 people who attended the “Priority Care Back

National HIV Testing Day event in BR

CAHS Prevention Coordinators Alicia Richbourg and Dawn Collins (pictured, left to right) brought opioid misuse prevention and medication safety resources to about 100 attendees of

CAHS provides info at 2023 BR Pride Festival

CAHS’ Prevention Team of Dawn Collins, Alicia Richbourg, Bridget Lewis, and Yolanda Yancy (pictured, l-r), hosted a booth at the 2023 Baton Rouge Pride Festival

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

CAHS at Safe Summer Kick-Off Block Party

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

West Baton Rouge Art & Addiction Luncheon

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

Practicing medication safety saves lives

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