CASA Infant and Preschool Services
is a multidisciplinary team of
professionals who work with families
and the community to promote mental
health in infants and children up to 5
years of age. The team helps families
who bring their young children for
assessment and treatment to recognize
their child’s strengths and develop an
understanding of their challenges.
Mental health intervention can improve
the social and emotional well being of
young children by strengthening their
relationship with caregivers and by
supporting caregivers to promote age
appropriate skills in the child. Early
detection and treatment provides
critical support to young children and
their families when they need it most,
and when it can make a difference to
the child’s first impressions of the
world and his/her response to it.
When You Bring Your Infant or
Preschool Child to CASA’s Infant and
Preschool Services:
 He or she is assessed by a mental
health therapist who is a member
of a multidisciplinary team who
specialize in Infant/Preschool
mental health. The
multidisciplinary team consists of
nurses, social workers,
psychologists, and psychiatrists.
 The initial assessment and
treatment plan is presented to the
multidisciplinary team for review,
discussion, and recommendations.
 The mental health therapist
provides intervention for the
infants and their families.
 Treatment strategies may include a
combination of the following
services:

Parent Support/Education

Child Behaviour Management

Parent-Child Therapy

Play Therapy

Family Therapy
With the family’s permission, the team
works closely with other community
professionals to support the child and
family.
Head Start
CASA therapists provide support to
the Head Start children, parents and
staff at a variety of sites around
Edmonton.
Services may include:

observation and assessment

consultation and conferencing

education and training for
parents and staff

referral to clinical services
Home Visitation
The primary goals of the partnership
with Alberta Health Services, Home
Visitation are:

early identification of mental
health issues

expand knowledge of infant
mental health

improve service coordination
and access
Partnerships
The team partners with physicians,
pediatricians, hospitals, Public Health
Centers, daycares, preschools, as well
as early education and early
intervention programs.
How to Refer:
Children under the age of 5 years old
are referred directly to CASA by
calling 780 410 8483 to arrange for a
referral form to be sent to the family
or by printing an intake form available
on our website.
There are no fees charged for
services provided to CASA.
Medicolegal (custody and access)
services are not provided.
CASA CENTRE
CASA FORT ROAD
10645 – 63 Avenue
2nd Floor, 13415A Fort Road
Edmonton, AB T6H 1P7 Edmonton, AB T5A 1C8
Phone: 780 400 2271 Phone: 780 410 8180
Fax:
780 437 6133 Fax:
780 410 8499
CASA IS FUNDED BY
Contracts, grants, various foundations,
corporate and private donations.
CASA is supported by the CASA Foundation
which promotes an increased awareness of
child and adolescent mental health issues in
Alberta and raises funds to support the goals
and objectives of CASA.
For More Information
Call:
Intake
Infant and Preschool Services
Phone: 780 410 8483
If you wish to invest in children’s mental
health by making a financial contribution,
please contact the CASA Foundation office
(tel) 780-400-2273 or
(email) foundation@casaservices.org
CASA and the CASA Foundation are
Registered charitable organizations:
CASA # 13017 8734 RR0001
CASA Foundation # 87364 7424 RR0001
Infant and Preschool
Services
Accredited by
Accreditation Canada
www.casaservices.org