STARS Committees

For the children’s mental health system to change, everyone has to work together. STARS has developed committees that help give everyone a voice. Whether it is a youth who wants to be heard, a parent with frustrations and concerns or a professional who wants to make a difference, STARS’ committees are here to get people working together for an important cause—children’s mental health.

Committees
STARS committees help give you a voice. They allow you to become an active change agent for the children’s mental health system. Committees include:

1. Parent Voices – Committed to involving parents in full partnership with the system of care community while providing support for each other.
2. Communications – Develop and implement a comprehensive social marketing and communications strategy.
3. Evaluation – Assess information that will drive decisions regarding the system of care.
4. Comprehensive Assessment – Develop timely comprehensive assessments, which include psychiatric and psychological evaluations.
5. Cultural Competency – Identify and develop cultural competency strategies for system of care implementation.
6. Training Committee - Identify and coordinate mental health trainings/workshops in the four county area. 
7. Practice Improvement Commitee - Working to identify barriers, improve quality of care and evaluate children's mental health services. 

Click on the links below to view the STARS Committee Catch-Up. This newsletter will help catch you up on all of the STARS committees. The exerpts will only provide a broad overview of committee happenings. If you are interested in reading the committee minutes in full, they are included on the individual committee pages.
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