STARR COMMONWEALTH
13725 STARR COMMONWEALTH RD, ALBION, MI 49224 www.starr.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: STARR COMMONWEALTH'S MISSION IS TO LEAD WITH COURAGE TO CREATE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES SO THAT ALL CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES FLOURISH.

STARR COMMONWEALTH'S MISSION IS TO LEAD WITH COURAGE TO CREATE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES SO THAT ALL CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES FLOURISH. STARR OFFERS A FULL CONTINUUM OF COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING TRAUMA ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION AND SPECIALIZED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN MICHIGAN. TRAINING AND COACHING PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR EDUCATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS. ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD HAS STRENGTHS. TREATMENT SERVICES ENABLE EACH YOUNG PERSON TO IDENTIFY AND CULTIVATE THEIR STRENGTHS IN WAYS THAT ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

RESIDENTIAL SERVICESDURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, 294 YOUTH WERE SERVED IN OUR SPECIALIZED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS. OUR TREATMENT SERVICES ADDRESSED BEHAVIORAL ISSUES SUCH AS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, SEX OFFENSES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL STABILIZATION. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR YOUTH RECEIVING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IS 8.47 MONTHS. 69% WERE RELEASED TO FAMILY OR ANOTHER COMMUNITY SETTING.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND COACHINGDURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, OVER 100,000 PROFESSIONALS RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE TOPICS OF TRAUMA, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING RESILIENCE, MINDFULNESS, SELF-CARE, SUICIDE PREVENTION, RACIAL HEALING, CHILDHOOD SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, DIFFERNTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT, AND ADULTS OF TRAUMA THROUGH E-COURSES (GLOBALLY) AND TRAINING EVENTS (ACROSS THE UNITED STATES). 273 TRAINING EVENTS WERE OFFERED AND ATTENDED. IN A SAMPLING OF 42,668 PARTICIPANTS WHO TOOK STARR'S E-LEARNING TRAUMA-INFORMED RESILIENT SCHOOLS TRAINING, 96% OF PARTICIPANTS RATED THE COURSE AS GOOD OR EXCELLENT. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING, STARR DELIVERED 112 EVENTS OF CONSULTING AND COACHING FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS. STARR ALSO HOSTED ITS FIRST VIRTUAL CONFERENCE IN JULY WITH 951 PRE-REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS. 163 CONFERENCE ATTENDEES PROVIDED FEEDBACK AND 94% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THE CONFERENCE EXPANDED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, RESILIENCE-FOCUSED CARE.

COMMUNITY-BASEDDURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, 243 YOUTH WERE SERVED IN OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, OUTPATIENT PROGRAM. OUR PROGRAM INCLUDED FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, ALONG WITH TRAUMA ASSESSMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS. 1,726 APPOINTMENTS WERE ATTENDED AND 52 TRAUMA ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED. THE AVERAGE CLIENT AGE WAS 12 YEARS, RANGING FROM 3 TO 21 YEARS OLD. IN CASE STUDIES OF FOUR CHILDREN RECEIVING OUR SERVICES AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN, THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS AND REACTIONS IN PRE-POST COMPARISONS: 16% REDUCTION IN RE-EXPERIENCING; 28.5% REDUCTION IN AVOIDANCE, 53.5% REDUCTION IN AROUSAL, AND A 34.5% REDUCTION IN NEGATIVE COGNITIONS AND MOOD. DUE TO COVID-19, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TRANSITIONED TO 100% TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN LESS THAN 7 DAYS, AND IS NOW OFFERING SENSORY-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT. BETWEEN OCTOBER 2019 (114 SESSIONS) AND SEPTEMBER 2020 (185 SESSIONS), STARR SAW A 62% INCREASE IN SESSIONS FROM THE FIRST MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO THE LAST MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR. OUR PROGRAM BEGAN OFFERING DEFUSING SESSIONS AND HAS CONDUCTED 21 SESSIONS DURING SUMMER AND FALL AS A RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AS A NEW ADD-ON SERVICE. THE STAFF OF STARR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WERE ALSO INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR WORK AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES SUCH AS COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA) AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (NACBH).

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