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
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
“Thank you!” to all the employees of Capital Area Human Services who participated in the agency’s 2022 Food Drive that collected 998 pounds of food
Holidays bring joy and celebration, but they can also bring stress, anxiety, depression, and increased misuse of alcohol and other drugs. Our caring, responsive professionals
Capital Area Human Services introduces a new Adult Virtual Clinic offering teletherapy to individuals in need of behavioral health counseling. If time constraints, family responsibilities,
The legendary Bayou Classic football game between Southern and Grambling State universities was played on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Caesars Superdome, and CAHS was part
CAHS’ Prevention Division launched a major awareness campaign on Nov. 22, 2022, at Calandro’s Supermarket on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, warning that it is
