422 Colonial Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Hours: M – F 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Evening appointment hours are available
Phone: (225) 922-0445 | (800) 590-2849
Fax: (225) 922-0068
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CBHS provides outpatient behavioral health and addictive disorders services for youth ages 6-18 and their families to improve overall functioning.
Our trained staff helps families manage the many issues causing or arising from a child’s emotional and/or substance abuse problems. Our team also serves children with developmental disabilities and/or makes referrals to our developmental disabilities division. We work to ensure service coordination with other child-serving agencies. Getting help early prevents lifelong difficulties.
The key services we provide for our Children’s Behavioral Health Services clients include:
4615 Government Street, Building 1
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Hours: M – F 8 am – 4:30 pm / Evening appointment hours are available
Phone: (225) 922-0445 | (800) 590-2849 (toll free)
Fax: (225) 922-0068
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CBHS provides outpatient behavioral health and addictive disorders services for youth ages 6-18 and their families to improve overall functioning.
Our trained staff helps families manage the many issues causing or arising from a child’s emotional and/or substance abuse problems. Our team also serves children with developmental disabilities and/or makes referrals to our developmental disabilities division. We work to ensure service coordination with other child-serving agencies. Getting help early prevents lifelong difficulties.
The key services we provide for our Children’s Behavioral Health Services clients include:
Administrative Office:
2751 Wooddale Blvd., Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (225) 922-0478 | (800) 590-2849
Fax: (225) 922-2658
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Clinical services for behavioral health problems are offered in select schools, providing therapeutic interventions and medication management, focusing on reducing absenteeism, suspensions, expulsions, and improving grades.
Services are provided during school hours.
The child must be enrolled in the school where treatment is given and referred by the school or parent and meet CAHS admission criteria. The key services we provide for our School-Based Therapy Program clients include:
Central Primary
Donaldsonville High
East Ascension High
Gonzales Primary
Gonzales Middle
Pecan Grove Primary
Baker Heights Elementary
Bakerfield Elementary
Belaire High
Broadmoor Elementary
Capitol Elementary
Capitol Middle
Claiborne Elementary
Greenbrier Elementary
Highland Elementary
Howell Park Elementary
LaBelle Aire Elementary
Magnolia Woods Elementary
McKinley High
Melrose Elementary
Merrydale Elementary
Park Forest Elementary
Park Forest Middle
Ryan Elementary
Sharon Hills Elementary
Thrive Academy
University Terrace Elementary
Woodlawn Middle
Woodlawn High
Jackson Elementary
Crescent Elementary
Dorseyville Elementary
East Iberville Elementary & High
Iberville Elementary
MSA-East Academy
Plaquemine High
White Castle High
Valverda Elementary
Caneview K-8
Cohn Elementary
Port Allen High
Port Allen Middle
West Feliciana Middle
West Feliciana High
Administrative Office:
4615 Government Street, Building 1
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Hours: During school hours
Phone: (225) 922-0478 / (800) 590-2849 (toll free)
Fax: (225) 922-2658
Google Maps
Clinical services for behavioral health problems are offered in select schools, providing therapeutic interventions and medication management, focusing on reducing absenteeism, suspensions, expulsions, and improving grades.
Services are provided during school hours.
The child must be enrolled in the school where treatment is given and referred by the school or parent and meet CAHS admission criteria. The key services we provide for our School-Based Therapy Program clients include:
Donaldsonville High School
Gonzales Middle School
Gonzales Primary School
Baker Heights Elementary School
Bakerfield Elementary School
Belaire High
Broadmoor Elementary
Broadmoor Middle
Capitol Elementary
Capitol Middle
Claiborne Elementary
Eden Park Superintendent’s Academy
Highland Elementary
LaBelle Aire Elementary
Magnolia Woods Elementary
McKinley High
Melrose Elementary
Merrydale Elementary
Park Forest Middle
Ryan Elementary
Tara High
Winbourne Elementary
Woodlawn High
Woodlawn Middle
Jackson Elementary School
Crescent Elementary School
Iberville Elementary School
Plaquemine High School
Valverda Elementary School
Cohn Elementary
Port Allen Middle
Port Allen High
West Feliciana Middle School
West Feliciana High School
Administrative Office:
4615 Government Street, Building 1
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Hours: M – F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (225) 922-2654
Fax: (225) 922-2620
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ICFC provides outpatient services providing assessment and treatment for children, birth to 6 years of age, who are involved with the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) or who have been prenatally exposed to alcohol or other drugs, or to other trauma. The key services we provide for our Infant Child and Family Center clients include:
422 Colonial Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Phone: (225) 922-1910
Email: ASCEND@la.gov
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a medical condition that impacts a child’s normal development of the brain and affects talking, thinking and interacting with others in leisure, learning and play activities. More than 40 percent have trouble speaking. Although there is no cure, a child who receives specialized services can make great strides.
It is now known that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism. Many children with a developmental disability are not identified until after entering school. Early intervention (before school age) can have a significant impact on a child’s ability to learn new skills as well as reduce the need for costly interventions throughout life.
ASCEND stands for Accelerated Supports for a Child’s Evolving NeuroDevelopment. It offers comprehensive therapy to children ages 2 to 5 years who have been professionally diagnosed with autism. The program provides up to six hours of ABA per day, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Based on a thorough assessment, the treatment team will be assembled around the child’s individual needs. Goals and objectives for the child will be created.
Although the child is the primary focus of services, it is also recognized that the health of the family unit is important to the child’s well-being.
Based on statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, we know that at least 500 preschool children are estimated to have autism in this region and many lack the resources to get comprehensive services to achieve the greatest benefits. There is a great need for specialized services for these children.
The Capital Area Human Services agency’s Division of Development Disabilities has created a new program to address the unmet needs of these children and their families. Capital Area Human Services is a trusted service behavioral health and developmental disabilities provider to children and adults in a seven-parish region.
Many studies have demonstrated that intensive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training for preschool children leads to substantial improvements in a child’s social skills, communication skills, intellectual ability, educational performance, and general adaptive ability.
The diagnosis must be completed by a qualified professional who is practicing within their scope of expertise and has at least two years of experience in the differential diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and co-morbid disorders.
The qualified professional must be licensed in the state of Louisiana and be a psychologist, psychiatrist, neurologist or developmental neurologist. The Capital Area Human Services agency’s Development Disabilities staff can also provide testing for a diagnosis of autism.
Goals and objectives will be created by the team for each child in the program. Children in the ASCEND program are served by various specialists specific to a child’s needs and may include Applied Behavior Analysts, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Psychologists.
Capital Area Human Services accepts Louisiana Medicaid and private insurance as payment for its ASCEND therapy program. Please contact the CAHS Billing Department to find out if CAHS participates in your particular network plan. Copays, coinsurance, and deductibles do apply for services rendered; however, CAHS may be able to offer pre-arranged payment plans to cover out of pocket costs. Please call the Billing Offices at 225-922-0838 or 225-922-1305 for more information.
For more information on the program, please call the ASCEND admissions program at 225-925-1910.
Administrative Office:
4615 Government Street, Building 1
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225) 925-1910
Email: ASCEND@la.gov
Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Google Maps
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a medical condition that impacts a child’s normal development of the brain and affects talking, thinking and interacting with others in leisure, learning and play activities. More than 40 percent have trouble speaking. Although there is no cure, a child who receives specialized services can make great strides.
It is now known that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism. Many children with a developmental disability are not identified until after entering school. Early intervention (before school age) can have a significant impact on a child’s ability to learn new skills as well as reduce the need for costly interventions throughout life.
ASCEND stands for Accelerated Supports for a Child’s Evolving NeuroDevelopment. It offers comprehensive therapy to children ages 2 to 5 years who have been professionally diagnosed with autism. The program provides up to six hours of ABA per day, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Based on a thorough assessment, the treatment team will be assembled around the child’s individual needs. Goals and objectives for the child will be created.
Although the child is the primary focus of services, it is also recognized that the health of the family unit is important to the child’s well-being.
Based on statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, we know that at least 500 preschool children are estimated to have autism in this region and many lack the resources to get comprehensive services to achieve the greatest benefits. There is a great need for specialized services for these children.
The Capital Area Human Services agency’s Division of Development Disabilities has created a new program to address the unmet needs of these children and their families. Capital Area Human Services is a trusted service behavioral health and developmental disabilities provider to children and adults in a seven-parish region.
Many studies have demonstrated that intensive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training for preschool children leads to substantial improvements in a child’s social skills, communication skills, intellectual ability, educational performance, and general adaptive ability.
The diagnosis must be completed by a qualified professional who is practicing within their scope of expertise and has at least two years of experience in the differential diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and co-morbid disorders.
The qualified professional must be licensed in the state of Louisiana and be a psychologist, psychiatrist, neurologist or developmental neurologist. The Capital Area Human Services agency’s Development Disabilities staff can also provide testing for a diagnosis of autism.
Goals and objectives will be created by the team for each child in the program. Children in the ASCEND program are served by various specialists specific to a child’s needs and may include Applied Behavior Analysts, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Nutritionists, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, and Psychologists.
Capital Area Human Services accepts Louisiana Medicaid and private insurance as payment for its ASCEND therapy program. Please contact the CAHS Billing Department to find out if CAHS participates in your particular network plan. Copays, coinsurance, and deductibles do apply for services rendered; however, CAHS may be able to offer pre-arranged payment plans to cover out of pocket costs. Please call the Billing Offices at 225-922-0838 or 225-922-1305 for more information.
For more information on the program, please call the ASCEND admissions program at 225-925-1910.