WHAT DOES A CASA DO?
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Volunteer Resources and Forms
- CASA Parent Information Sheet – English
- CASA Hoja de Información Para Padres – Español
- Advocate Monthly Report Form
- Advocate Monthly Report Form – BLANK
- Release of Information Form
General Resources
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
http://www.mspcc.org - Massachusetts Children’s Alliance
http://www.machildrensalliance.org/index.html - Child Abuse Prevention Network
www.child-abuse.com
DCF Resources
- Abuse and Neglect Claims: Your Rights and DCF
http://www.masslegalhelp.org/children-and-families/abuse-neglect-claims-your-rights-and-dss - You Are Not Alone: An Empowering Guide for Parents Whose Children are in DCF Foster Care
http://media.wix.com/ugd/ff0e80_69c1da9f939ed9b8c66d8d98bad8c0f8.pdf - No Estás Solo: Una Guía de Refuerzo para Padres Cuyos Hijos están en el DCF Casas de Acogida
http://media.wix.com/ugd/ff0e80_209bd2fe8fa5365651500a13bf741338.pdf - A Family’s Guide to Protective Services for Children (DCF)
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dcf/can-family-guide.pdf - A Guide for Foster and Pre-Adoptive Parents
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dcf/c-fp-ap-guide.pdf - Your Guide to Foster Parenting in Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dcf/foster-parenting-guide.pdf - Care & Protection Cases
http://www.clcm.org/
Legal Resources
- Committee for Public Counsel Services
http://www.publiccounsel.net/ - Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts
http://www.clcm.org/
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resources
- SafeLink Domestic Violence Hotline (operated by CASA Myrna)
http://www.casamyrna.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=45 - GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project Hotline
http://gmdvp.org - National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://www.thehotline.org/ - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
http://www.ncadv.org/ - National Sexual Assault Hotline
https://rainn.org/get-help/national-sexual-assault-hotline - Pathways for Change (Worcester)
http://centralmasspfc.org/ - Wayside Trauma and Intervention Services (Milford)
http://www.waysideyouth.org - Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
http://www.barcc.org/help/services/hotline
Resources For Children Requiring Assistance (CRA) Cases
- CPCS Flow Chart for CRA Cases
http://www.childrensleague.org/wp-content/uploads/CPCS-Flow-Chart-for-CRA-Cases.pdf - Quick Reference on CRA: Guide for Child Advocates in Massachusetts
http://www.clcm.org/CRA_guide_5-30-12.pdf - Handbook for Parents, Legal Guardians and Custodians in CRA Cases
http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/courts-and-judges/courts/juvenile-court/child-requiring-assistance-parent-handout.pdf - An Act regarding Families and Children Engaged in Services (Effective November 5, 2012)
http://www.publiccounsel.net/practice_areas/cafl_pages/Child_Requiring_Assistance_Memorandum_-_FACES.pdf - CRA Forms
http://www.mass.gov/courts/forms/cra-forms-gen.html
Substance abuse Resources
- Rehab, Help.org
- Heroin Addiction: https://rehab.help.org/guide-to-heroin-addiction/
- Heroin Rehab: https://rehab.help.org/guide-to-heroin-rehab/
- Meth Addiction: https://rehab.help.org/guide-to-methamphetamine-addiction/
- Meth Rehab: https://rehab.help.org/guide-to-methamphetamine-rehab/
- Alcohol Addiction: https://rehab.help.org/guide-to-alcohol-addiction/
- Alcohol Rehab: https://rehab.help.org/guide-to-alcohol-rehab/
- OK Rehab