Substance Abuse Treatment

SSTAR - Treatment Access Project
This project funded services at SSTAR in Fall River, MA designed to coordinate primary care, behavioral health, and substance abuse treatment services. The first year of this three-year project focused on coordinating care within the SSTAR service delivery system. In subsequent years, efforts were made to work with local primary care providers to improve the identification and referral of individuals who are in need of substance abuse treatment.

SSTAR Short Term Adolescent Treatment
CSAT awarded SSTAR in Fall River, Mass. a three-year Effective Adolescent Treatment (EAT) grant to implement the Short Term Adolescent Treatment (STAT) Project utilizing the five session Motivational Enhancement / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MET/CBT-5). In addition to the evidence-based manual guided treatment of MET/CBT-5, STAT included a case management component that offered families assistance in accessing additional services. The National Perinatal Information Center/Quality Analytic Services (NPIC/QAS) was responsible for the evaluation of this program

Case Management Program for Women at High Risk for HIV
“SSTARLINK”
The National Perinatal Information Center/Quality Analytic Services (NPIC/QAS) was the program evaluation subcontractor to Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR) for this Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) demonstration project. The Case Management Program for Women at High Risk for HIV (SSTARLINK) centralized case management services to women in need of primary health care, inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment, HIV seropositive services and mental health services. The goals of this program included improving substance abuse treatment retention and outcomes and improved health status of the target population.