COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) | MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
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.
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211 Hudsson Valley / ADK
Physical Address
140 New York 303, Valley Cottage, NY 10989
Hours
Agency requests client call for details
Fax
845-267-2169
Fax
Website
Application process
Call for Information
Fee
None/Not Applicable
Eligibility
Volunteers must be 21 or older and pass background checks. Cases are referred by Rockland Family Court judges
Languages
Yiddish
Spanish
French
Hebrew
Japanese
Service area
Rockland County, NY
Agency info
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.