IMPORTANT MESSAGE
CAHS offices will be closed Monday, February 16, and Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in observance of the Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras holidays.
If you are in crisis, please call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
24-hour Crisis Line: 1-844-452-2133
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a person dies from suicide every 12 hours in Louisiana. To help reverse that trend, CAHS’ Prevention
CAHS’ Prevention Team participated in the April 30 “Drug Take Back Day,” hosted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and held at the Baton
Click here to watch the episode. Certified Peer Support Specialist Ivan Toldson hosts this edition of CAHS’ podcast, “The Area,” and talks with Tammi Bellazaire,
CAHS Project Coordinator Karen Wooley met with 500 middle and high school students during April to talk about the dangers of tobacco, marijuana, and vaping.
Cleaning your cabinets of unused medications can prevent drug misuse, overdoses, and even death. Learn how you can make your home safer for everyone. Click
Grandparents Raising GrandchildrenAt the April 22 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Annual Conference, CAHS’ Prevention Team distributed Deterra drug disposal bags and gave information about CAHS resources
We wish the very best to Matricia “Matt” Green, LAC, CCGC, whose last day at CAHS was April 21 after providing compulsive gambling treatment services
Click here to see CAHS’ “Louisiana Spirit” television ad The Louisiana Spirit program, which has provided free and confidential crisis counseling and outreach for those
The Capital Area Human Services Prevention Team, in partnership with the city of Plaquemine, held its third “Driving Into Recovery” event, the morning of April
Tiffany Alexis learned at an early age that she wanted to help others who experienced life’s hardships. “I lost my mother at a very young
