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Short Term Assessment and Respite (STAR) Programs

Community Residences, Inc operates five Short Term Assessment and Respite (STAR) program 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.

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