IMPORTANT MESSAGE: 

CAHS offices will be closed Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.   

             

CAHS offices will be closed Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Thursday, January 23, 2025 and Friday, January 24, 2025, due to the threat of inclement weather. 

If you are in crisis, please call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.  

National Drug Take Back Day 2022

October 29, 2022

Capital Area Human Services’ staff joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and its partners on Oct. 29 for National Drug Take Back Day at the Baton Rouge Police Department and Woman’s Hospital. CAHS staff distributed “Be a Hero, Get to Zero” medication safety campaign information. Officials reported that 1,250 pounds of outdated or unused prescription drugs were collected. Take Back Day will be held again in April 2023. Meanwhile, unused medications can be taken to local pharmacies for proper disposal.