IMPORTANT MESSAGE
If you are in crisis, please call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
CAHS offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
24-hour Crisis Line: 1-844-452-2133
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
“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,
