Concurrent Addiction and Mental Health

CAMP

CASA’s Concurrent Addiction and Mental Health Program (CAMP) offers a time limited, comprehensive, outpatient community-based assessment and treatment to youth (aged 12 - 17) who are struggling with both an addiction and a mental health concern. We offer differentiated care depending on need and readiness. CAMP supports youth and families/caregivers with addiction issues including substance and alcohol use, and/or overuse of specific activities (e.g. gaming, pornography, social media, food). At the same time, the program offers treatment for a wide range of mental health concerns including ADHD, depression, anxiety, psychosis, trauma/PTSD, and other issues that present concurrently with addictions.

Research has shown that we get the best outcomes when the two challenges are addressed at the same time (concurrently). CAMP uses a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and family-centred approach that involves parents/caregivers and supports as active collaborators in treatment.

The Program

Individualized care plans with practical strategies are created for each youth and family/caregiver.
Treatment can include individual, group, art based therapy, and family/caregiver based programming; life skills teaching; and psychiatry consultation/treatment as needed.
Transitional support services for youth exiting the program.
Resources and psychoeducational information.
Consultation for outreach services as needed.
Motivational Interviewing and Harm Reduction approaches are used to meet youth “where they are at” in their stage of change.

Who It’s For

Motivated or contemplating making changes.
Youth 12 - 17 years of age with both mental health and addiction concerns.
Voluntarily participation in treatment.
Willing to work with both an addictions counsellor and a mental health therapist.
The youth lives in the city of Edmonton or surrounding areas and is able and willing to travel to CASA clinic locations and attend regularly held sessions as needed.
Caregivers must be willing to participate in programming.

How to Access CAMP

Call regional intake at 780-342-2701 or complete the CAMP referral form and fax it to CASA Intake Services at 780-435-6261.