IMPORTANT MESSAGE
If you are in crisis, please call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
CAHS offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
24-hour Crisis Line: 1-844-452-2133
Capital Area Human Services partnered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for its National Drug Take Back Day, held April 27 at the Baton
Pictured: Program Monitor Supervisor Yolanda Yancy, RPP, represented CAHS at the Christa McAuliffe Adult Learning Center’s Career, Job, and Resource Fair on April 24. The
Representatives of CAHS’ Prevention and Wellness Division participated in the Bee Healthy 100 Community Health Fair, sponsored by the Metropolitan Baton Rouge Chapter of the
Pictured above: Nina Julien, LCSW, School Based Therapist at Donaldsonville High School, attended the Community Empowerment Outreach event, held April 20 at Modeste Park in
Executive Director Jan Laughinghouse, PhD, LCSW-BACS, LAC, CCS, represented CAHS at the Park Forest Neighbor Day, held April 13 at Park Forest Middle School in
CAHS Prevention Coordinator Dawn Collins, JD; Social Service Counselor Rosalyn Davis, CAC; and Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg provided training about opioids and opioid overdose reversal
CAHS Prevention Coordinator Alicia Richbourg (pictured above) brought opioid misuse prevention and medication safety resources to the Humana Healthy Horizons and Fathers on a Mission (FOAM) “Spring Into
Governor Jeff Landry has proclaimed April as Alcohol Awareness Month, joining in the national effort to raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol misuse. According
CAHS’ Prevention Services team members Dawn Collins and Alicia Richbourg represented the agency at the East Baton Rouge Housing Authority Community Health Fair, held April
Representatives of CAHS’ Prevention Services team participated in the “Spring Fling” wellness fair, held April 6 in Clinton. The team provided information about CAHS’ services
