STARS named "Statewide Community Collaborative of the Year"

The Minnesota Social Services Association announced that STARS for Children's Mental Health has been named the Statewide Community Collaborative of the Year. STARS received the Regional Award last fall and were submitted to the statewide competition.

Congrats to all of the STARS Partners!

Nov 20 - Conference Sponsor Opportunity

Oct 5 - 'Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute'- Training Event

Oct 1 - NAMI- St. Cloud Area Conference

Sep 29 - 2010 Community Mental Health Conference

Jul 21 - Back-to-School Tips from Mental Health America

Jun 15 - 2010 Minnesota American Indian Mental Health Conference

May 15 - DBT Skills Group for Adolescent Girls

May 15 - JOB POSTING- Field Interviewer for Family-Based Research

May 7 - Fidgety Fairy Tales and Resource Fair

May 6 - Awareness Day 2010

May 5 - Funding Cuts to Children's Mental Health Programs

Apr 28 - Children's Mental Health Day Art Contest

Apr 27 - Job Opening at STARS

Apr 23 - Job Posting- Luthern Social Services, Adoption Counselor

Apr 19 - Operation Purple Summer Camps

Apr 12 - Special Parents and Remarkable Kids

Mar 25 - An Evening for Military Families

Feb 25 - Connecting Through Aspergers: A Group for Youth Coping with Aspergers

Feb 25 - 2nd Credentialled Wraparound Facilitator in Minnesota- Jill Vanbeusekom, Wright County

Feb 11 - Disability Day at the Capitol

Feb 8 - Teen Night for Teens with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's or NLD (7th grade to High School)

Feb 5 - Give Kids a Smile Day at Medical Arts Dental

Feb 3 - Obama Administration Issues Rules Requiring Parity in Treatment of Mental, Substance Use Disorders

Feb 1 - Seasonal Affective Disorder

Jan 25 - Blood Test for Schizophrenia could be ready this year

Jan 23 - Autism Fundraiser

Jan 11 - Study turns up 10 Autism Clusters in California

Dec 25 - Free Christmas Dinner

Nov 15 - Free Professional Youth Developement Consultation wtih Youth Work Institute

Nov 15 - Positive Discipline Book -Now available in Spanish

Nov 15 - Federation of Families Poster Contest

Nov 10 - Job Opening: Bilingual Family Support Specialist (Spanish/English)

Oct 31 - PBS TV series on Mental Health

Oct 30 - Minnesota Flu Line Open

Oct 23 - Pacer FREE Parent's Conference

Oct 21 - Bring Change 2 Mind Site

Oct 7 - FunJoyment, A group for ASD Teens

Oct 5 - Update BRYCS website

Oct 4 - National Bullying Prevention Week

Oct 2 - Job Opening at STARS! Seeking Family Support Specialists

Oct 2 - PTSD Treatment Efforts for Returning War Veterans to be Evaluated

Oct 1 - LGBT History Month

Oct 1 - Commitment to Collaboration: Strategies for Inclusion of Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Oct 1 - NEW Guidelines

Sep 30 - National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

Sep 24 - Epilepsy Ambassador Programs: Alexandria and Willmar

Sep 21 - H1N1 Update - MN DHS

Sep 17 - RECOVERY ACT COMMUNITY PREVENTION AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE

Sep 15 - Warrior to Citizen Initiative in Central Minnesota

Sep 11 - Suicide Prevention Week

Sep 9 - STARS Request For Proposals- Transition Age Youth

Sep 3 - HHS Awards $70.9 Million to States to Expand Health Insurance Coverage

Sep 1 - Referrals information for Catholic Charities Young Learners Program

Aug 28 - Rih-Reh Usmanu - Sherburne County Intern

Aug 19 - MN Adopt- Save the Date Regional Meeting Oct 3, 2009

Aug 18 - STAR Center Summer Teleconference Series: Mental Health and Wellness

Aug 17 - We Can Parent Together- Tools for Engaging Fathers, Mothers and others

Aug 17 - PHN Supervisor Position-St. Paul- Ramsey County

Aug 17 - W.K. Kellog Foundation- Community-Based Racial Healing Request for Proposals

Aug 17 - (Children) HHS offers $3.5M for Youth Empowerment

Aug 17 - Co-Occurences Newsletter- Volume 3

Aug 17 - Attachment Relationships and Adoption Outcomes

Aug 17 - TA Partnership Newsletter Summer 2009

Aug 17 - Sherburne County Parent Support Group

Aug 13 - LSS Job Opening

Aug 11 - Imagination Library- Free books for Families

Aug 7 - OCD Conference connects sufferers, experts

Aug 7 - New State-by-State Reports Show How Health Insurance Reform Will Benefit All Americans

Aug 3 - HHS Delegates Authority for the HIPAA Security Rule to Office for Civil Rights

Jul 28 - Recovery Act Funding Available

Jul 27 - Local Counselor offers his ear to the unemployed

Jul 22 - Extension on Parent-to-Parent Support Groups

Jul 14 - New Manual Provides Guidance on Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment

Jul 13 - St. Cloud Area Pregnant Pause event held for prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Jul 11 - For Hope, it's a you-can-do-it Attitude

Jul 9 - We Can Parent Together

Jul 9 - A mother's dream becoems a child's story

Jun 30 - Culture Card: A Guide to Build Cultural Competence: American Indian and Alaska Native.

Jun 30 - New Family Support Specialist Supervisor!

Jun 30 - Patient-Centered Research Report Sent to Congress Outlining Research Priorities for $400 Million for HHS in Recovery Act

Jun 29 - Natlie Davis of Dassel becomes second runner-up to Miss MN

Jun 24 - MN ADOPT Deputs on July 1, 2009

Jun 21 - MN Twins Autism Awareness Day

Jun 15 - What's New on the SYV website?

Jun 15 - June is LGBT Pride Month!

Jun 15 - 2009 NAMI Legislative Summary

Jun 12 - An exciting opportunity for change...

Jun 6 - Sensory Friendly Film

Jun 4 - Creative parenting happens every day: Finding way to connect with kids

Jun 4 - Preventing teenage dropouts can start in the fourth grade

Jun 4 - Noted psychologist joins Sartell clinic

Jun 4 - Making connections between young, old 'Magic Medicine': Kindergartners enjoy nursing home visits

Jun 4 - Sterns may lay off up to 25: County didn't reach deal with some groups

Jun 4 - SAFE schools anouther county success story

May 21 - STARS Awarded MSSA’s Community Collaboration Award

May 21 - Sustainability Survey - Let your voice be heard!

May 7 - National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day

Apr 5 - SPARK Website Redesigned

Mar 31 - MN Energy Assistance Program

Mar 8 - St. Cloud may seek Yellow Ribbon status

Feb 19 - Family Connections

Feb 17 - Vaccines don't cause autism, court finds

Jan 28 - Moms Club of Sartell/Sauk Rapids

Jan 28 - Drop by and Play

Jan 28 - MN ASAP Trainings

Jan 19 - STARS named "Statewide Community Collaborative of the Year"

Jan 6 - In the News - "I didn't sign up for this"

Dec 31 - All-New STARS website!

Dec 31 - Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report: "Hidden Costs of Health Care"