COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) | MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
140 New York 303, Suite A, Valley Cottage, NY 10989
Eligibility
Volunteers must be 21 or older and pass background checks. Cases are referred by Rockland Family Court judges
Hours
Agency requests client call for details
Websitehttp://www.mharockland.org
Languages
Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Japanese, French
Application process
Call for Information
Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Rockland County, NY
The CASA program provides advocacy for youth and adolescents who are in family court proceedings involving abuse and/or neglect. Volunteers complete a 30 hour training followed by 12 hours of continuing education yearly to work with this vulnerable population. The goal is to achieve safe, permanent homes for the children/youth. A supervised visitation program provides visitations in the community to participants in the Rockland Family Treatment Court. Home studies are conducted for custody and visitation cases ordered by Rockland Family Court judges.
Last assured
04/03/2023
Providing organization
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
A voluntary, non-profit organization providing direct service and advocates for legislation and programs in the prevention of mental illness through community outreach, and continuously works to improve present services and develop new services that enable the community toward mental wellness.