IMPORTANT MESSAGE
CAHS offices will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
If you are in crisis, please call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
24-hour Crisis Line: 1-844-452-2133
We are pleased to continue our partnership in 2023 with BRProud, the family of TV stations that includes WVLA, Channel 33 (NBC), and WGMB, Fox
Thanks to Ms. Pat Palmer for coordinating the new CAHS Choir and for leading this cheerful rendition of “Please Come Home for Christmas” (Bells Will
In November, CAHS Prevention Services launched a multi-media campaign to raise awareness about the illegal act of purchasing alcohol for persons under 21. Persons who
Happy holidays from CAHS Executive Director Jan Laughinghouse, PhD, LCSW-BACS, LAC. We know the holidays can be stressful and can cause anxiety. Dr. Laughinghouse reminds
CAHS conducted its 20th Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, Dec. 12-16, providing a 40-hour institute to help law enforcement officers better respond to behavioral health
In this episode of CAHS’ podcast “The Area,” Certified Peer Support Specialist Ivan Toldson poses questions to CAHS Executive Director Jan Laughinghouse, PhD, LCSW-BACS, LAC,
Pre-registration is required for this new Grief Recovery counseling series that starts Jan. 10, 2023. The series features eight sessions that are free of charge
Prevention Services staff, along with representatives of CAHS’ Louisiana Spirit program, participated in the 2022 St. James Church Community Christmas Feast, held Dec. 11. The
CAHS School-Based therapists Teresa Maxwell, LMSW, and Mary Hanken, LCSW, are working to become certified instructors of Mind-Body Medicine, and their students at Central Primary
CAHS’ School Based Therapists Misty Humble, LCSW, Nina Julien, LMSW, and Supervisor Dina Rife, LCSW-BACS, visited with middle- and high-school students and their families at the
