IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
The Monday, August 3, 2026, CAHSD Board Meeting is canceled due to lack of a quorum. 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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The regional Behavioral Health Collaborative, created and convened by Capital Area Human Services, met May 24 at CAHS to explore the establishment of a Crisis
Pictured above (seated, l-r) are Social Service Counselor Rosalyn Davis, and Prevention Coordinators Dawn Chanet Collins and Alicia Richbourg. Standing (l-r) are Social Service Counselors
Delta Sigma Theta sorority in Clinton held its “Spring Into Wellness” event on May 6, and CAHS staff attended to provide information about CAHS’ services.
CAHS’ leadership team and behavioral health experts headlined the agency’s daylong Annual Training Conference, held May 5, at the Baton Rouge Marriott hotel. Almost 300
CAHS Prevention Coordinator Dawn Collins attended the “Parent 411” event, May 4, at the Art & Addiction Exhibit sponsored by West Baton Rouge Museum in
CAHS Prevention Specialist Alicia Richbourg attended the Annual Behavioral Health Day, presented by the Louisiana Mental Health Association and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
West Feliciana Hospital and the LSU AgCenter presented the “Together in Solitude” Health and Safety Resource Fair on April 29 in Solitude, La., near St.
(Pictured l-r above): CAHS Prevention Coordinators Alicia Richbourg and Dawn Chanet Collins “took to the streets,” April 29, providing educational materials and resources at the
CAHS Executive Director Jan Laughinghouse, PhD, LCSW-BACS, LAC, joined CAHS’ Prevention Division staff at the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’s 26th annual conference, held in Baton Rouge
Stephen Aguillard, LCSW-BACS, who most recently served as CAHS’ Mental Health Regional Director, has retired after 33 years of state service that was acknowledged by
