CARRT is a partnership between the Edmonton Police Service and Children Services. Each team is made up of a police officer and a social worker. These teams respond to occurrences where children are at immediate risk, i.e. physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. CARRT members are based out of the Zebra Child Protection Centre.
Many community partners support CARRT, including the Stollery Children’s Hospital. There are medical professionals at the Stollery who are specially trained in detecting signs of abuse.
CARRT provides an effective response to ensure that children-at-risk are identified as early as possible. They work with the families, providing supports and resources to ensure the best level of intervention. CARRT started out with only one police officer and one social worker; today, there are six teams in place.
The Edmonton Police Service is proud to be a partner in this important program.