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SERVICES TO AT-RISK (STAR)
AND
UNIVERSAL PREVENTION
PROGRAMS
STAR PROGRAM at ACCESS
Together We Can Build A Better Future
Services to At-Risk Youth in Anderson and Cherokee Counties
Services To At Risk Youth (STAR) Program Department of Family and Protective Services
The Services to At Risk Youth (STAR) Program provides services to youth in at-risk situations and their families. The purpose of the program is to reduce family conflict and to prevent the problems of runaway, truancy and delinquent behaviors by:
helping youths and their families resolve crisis that threaten their capacity to live together;
helping youths and their families develop skills to cope with problems and stresses in their homes;
helping parents resume and maintain their parental responsibility; and
providing short term placement for youths whose immediate return home is not advisable.
Originally established as a demonstration project in 1983 to serve runaway and truant youth, the program has expanded from its original 12 sites to 54 contracts providing services in all 254 counties by the end of 1998.
The STAR program is funded by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
STAR Staff
Program Coordinator: Janette Maldonado-Johnson
Case Coordinators: Belinda Hernandez
Ana M. Vega
Veronica M. Hunter
Clynell Anderson
Administrative Assistant: Manuela Hernandez
Program Goals:
To match case managers with youth
To reduce the risk to families in crisis
To help youth and families work together to resolve conflicts
To help youth improve attitude toward school
To provide an outlet for youthful energy through activities
To help keep families together
Eligibility
Youth age 0-17 who are:
Runaway Youth:
Youth 7 through 17 who have left home without parental permission or who have no identifiable residence. Youth who have parents or caretakers that told them to leave, or who have consented to their departure, may also be considered runaways. Abandoned youth are youth age 7 through 17 whose parents or managing conservator cannot be located, or who have neither permitted the youth to return home nor arranged for the youth’s care after the youth has been absent from the home for any reason, including having run away.
Truant Youth:
Youth 5 through 17 who have been voluntarily absent from school for reasons other than those accepted by the school where they are enrolled or should be enrolled.
Youth In Family Conflict:
Youth 0 through 17 and their family members who are experiencing family conflict.
Delinquent Youth
Youth ages 7 through 9 who have allegedly been involved in or committed a delinquent offense.
Youth ages 10 through 16 who have allegedly committed a misdemeanor offense or state jail felony, but have not been adjudicated delinquent by a court of law. Pre-adjudicated or informally adjudicated youth and deferred adjudicated youth are eligible.
Services Offered:
To Youth and Families:
Around the clock Crisis Intervention
Conflict Resolution
In-Home Family Counseling
Skills Training for Youth and Families
Linkage with Community Resources
Short Term Respite Care
Case Planning and Follow-up
English/Spanish Counseling
Universal Child Abuse Prevention
ServicesUCAP
Services Offered:
To Community at Large including all families regardless of level of risk
Parent Education Classes
Distribution of Printed Child Abuse Awareness Materials
Program Goals: To increase general knowledge and awareness of child abuse and neglect
To improve accessibility to information about child maltreatment
To increase awareness of additional resources
To create a an overall continuum of services
To improve support for parents and reduce incidents of child abuse and neglect
Brought to you by:
ACCESS STAR PROGRAM
To Report Child Abuse:
1-800-252-5400
Contact Us at:
Cherokee County Office:
804 South Main StreetJacksonville, Texas 75766
903-586-3175Fax: 903-589-6745
Anderson County Office:
3320 South Loop 256Palestine, Texas 75801
903-723-6136Fax: 903-723-3628
For more information about ACCESS STAR Program visit us
at:
www.accessmhmr.org
And link to STAR Program
CRISIS HOTLINE NUMBER:
1-877-811-128924 HOURS
AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK