Core Program

CASA Mental Health


Description
Offers general mental health treatment that addresses a wide range of concerns and will step a family up or down into the most appropriate level of service.

Service offers:



  • general mental health treatment and addresses a wide range of concerns with a goal to preserve and restore the mental health of children and adolescents


Core therapists actively include the child's family, school, and community network in treatment. From Core, the therapist is able to step families up or down into more appropriate levels of service if needed. "Stepping up" occurs when the care team decides a more intensive program would be suitable, such as CASA House or a day program.


Affiliation: Children's Services, Family Resource Networks, HeadStart
Key Provider: administrative support staff, child care counsellors, mental health therapists, nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, teachers
Eligibility
Yes,

Service targeted to children and youth:


  • 3 to 17 years

  • with mental illness

  • whose families live in the Edmonton area

Application Process
Service Access: See below, To access service:
  • for children 5 to 17 years old, referrals can be made by a health professional or by the family through Alberta Health Services centralized intake
  • for children aged 3 and 4, a health professional or caregivers can self-refer using the form on the CASA website

Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: Yes,

There may be a waiting period. 


Telephone
825-402-6799 (Alberta Health Services Centralized Intake)
Telephone
780-400-2274
Web Site
https://casamentalhealth.org
Email
info@casaservices.org
Languages
English
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: No


Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: Yes - Includes:
  • ramps
  • accessible and designated parking
  • automatic front doors (internal doors are not automatic)
  • gender-neutral and accessible washrooms
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
February 6, 2024
Address
14940 121A Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T5V 1A3
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Hours of Operation
Mon
09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Tue
09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Wed
09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Thu
09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Fri
09:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Program hours vary.