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CAHS offices will be closed Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in observance of the Mardi Gras holiday.   

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Holiday blues: Dealing with grief

December 10, 2021

In this timely edition of CAHS’ podcast, “The Area,” Certified Peer Support Specialist Ivan Toldson talks with Gregory Greer, MSW, about how holidays and celebrations can trigger childhood and adult memories that can cause sadness, grief, and depression. Click here to see Toldson share the story of his father’s passing on Christmas Day in 2012 and how individuals and families can cope and recover. But, first, as Greer says, we must ask for help.