Admission to CASA

The admission process is dependent on the age of your child.

Here's how it works:

For children under 4.5 years of age, call CASA at 780-438-0011.

For children between 4.5 and 18 years of age, call Regional Intake at 780-342-2701.

For children under 4.5 years old

Children under the age of 4.5 years old are referred directly to CASA. You can either:

1. Call 780-438-0011 to arrange for an intake form to be sent to you, or
2. Download and print the Intake Form Here and send it by fax or mail to:

Intake Worker
CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health
10645 63 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T6H 1P7
Fax: 780-437-6133

What happens when your child comes to CASA?

When you bring your child to CASA:

He or she is assessed by a mental health therapist who specializes in working with infants and preschoolers. The therapist may be a nurse, a social worker, an occupational therapist, a psychologist or a psychiatrist..

A treatment plan for is developed in collaboration with the family.

Families are encouraged to discuss their request for mental health services with their family doctor if they haven't already done so.

For children between 4.5 and 18 years

Children between 4.5 and 18 years old are referred to CASA through the Alberta Health Services' Regional Intake Office. You can either:

1. Call

Regional Intake at 780-342-2701 to arrange for an intake form to be sent to you, or

2. Download and print the Intake Form Here and send it by fax or mail to:

Children's Mental Health

Intake

Northgate Health Centre
2020, 9499 137 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5E 5R8

Fax: 780-413-4728

What happens at Regional Intake?

Regional Intake coordinates referrals to CASA and all other major public providers of children's mental health treatment services in the Edmonton Capital Region.

Upon calling, Intake staff members will complete a telephone interview questionnaire.

Following the screening, referrals are sent to various children's and adolescent's mental health providers, including CASA, based on the unique conditions of each child, including where they live, the child's age, the presenting concern and any history of treatment.

Referrals sent to CASA by Regional Intake are distributed to the appropriate CASA program where the program teams review and prioritize the referrals according to urgency of need and order of referral.