The Mission of CRI's STAR programs is for at-risk, abused or neglected children to have a safe, stabilizing experience with the support of caring staff in a short-term, home-like, therapeutic setting.
Community Residences, Inc operates five Short Term Assessment and Respite (STAR) programs in the communities of Hamden, Bristol, Manchester, Windsor and Stratford. These homes provides temporary housing, assessment, and stabilization to children that have been abused and/or neglected and are in crisis and/or homeless in Connecticut. Treatment is focused on stabilization and assessment in a trauma sensitive environment with milieu, individual, group and family therapy as determined by the treatment plan.
Each facility has six beds, is gender-specific and has programming geared to meet the needs of that gender. Assessments are completed within 30 days of admission to determine appropriate placement options for children and services needed to ensure that all of the child’'s needs are being met in order for the child to be successful in the next placement. Families are invited to participate in treatment and placement planning for the children.
The children do have some level of emotional and behavioral difficulty necessitating the assessment and/or respite services on an emergency basis. A secure, safe environment is provided with clinical services available to help children adjust and prepare for the next placement. All children are referred by DCF and the program is funded by DCF.
STAR Program Values
Safety
Respect
Strengths
Caring
Fun
Diversity
For more information about the STAR Program, please e-mail us at sstrickland_criinc.org or call Shawn Strickland at 860-621-7600 ext. 142
