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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: The June 5, 2023, CAHSD Board Meeting is canceled. 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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Best wishes to counselor “Matt” Green

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

April 22, 2022 9:35 am

VIDEO: Louisiana Spirit help after COVID

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

April 5, 2022 8:34 am

“Driving Into Recovery” visits Plaquemine

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

April 4, 2022 10:15 am

VIDEO: “I knew I wanted to help.”

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

March 16, 2022 11:05 am

Suicide prevention at DIAMONDS Leadership Academy

Pictured above (l-r): DIAMONDS Leadership Academy Director Rolanda Gibson and CAHS Prevention Program Monitor Yolanda Yancy, RPP. CAHS’ Prevention Division presented at a March 12 workshop

March 14, 2022 10:15 am

VIDEO: Rates of problem gambling expected to rise

CAHS’ Director of Problem Gambling Matricia “Matt” Green, LAC, CCGC, says 200,000 people in Louisiana experience problems because of gambling, and that number is expected

February 21, 2022 8:25 am

VIDEO: Random acts of kindness bring smiles

Click here to watch the video February 17 was National Random Acts of Kindness Day, and CAHS’ Social Media Director Samia Taylor went into the

February 18, 2022 1:25 pm

“Work the plan” to prevent overdoses

At a Feb. 17 news conference, hosted by Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul, CAHS Executive Director Jan Laughinghouse, PhD, LCSW-BACS, LAC, called for a

February 18, 2022 8:15 am

Mardi Gras: We can help after the party

Mardi Gras is filled with joy and fun, but when the party’s over, Lent brings a time of sober reflection and opportunity for change. During

February 15, 2022 4:07 pm

AUDIO: Pastor Williams promotes CAHS toolkit

We appreciate Senior Pastor Eric A. Williams of Beacon Light of Baton Rouge church for recording a radio commercial to promote the availability of CAHS’ Opioid

February 15, 2022 2:45 pm