COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) | MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
140 New York 303, Suite A, Valley Cottage, NY 10989
Eligibility
Hours
Voice - Other - Ext. 320 (Information)
Fax - Fax
Voice - Main
Voice - Main
Languages
Yiddish, Japanese, French, Hebrew, Spanish
Application process
Call for Information
Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Rockland County, NY
Description
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.
Data provided by
211 Hudsson Valley / ADK
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.