START (Center for START Services)

2010

THE CENTER FOR START SERVICES: Consultation and Training in Crisis Prevention, Management, and Support for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Behavioral Health Needs Mission: To enhance local capacity and provide collaborative, cost-effective support to individuals and their families through exemplary clinical services, education and training, with close attention to service outcomes. The START program model which was first developed in 1988, presents a least restrictive model of care/support that offers provision of multi-modal clinical assessment and support, training and empowerment for families and caregivers including effective behavior management and therapeutic tools, a residential therapeutic respite facility, and optimal utilization of existing resources through: * System linkages * Used throughout the United States to enhance the service system though active collaboration * Provides professional and logistic ?linkages? between service providers in multiple disciplines * Improves expertise across systems of care * Promotes the use of ?generic? services whenever possible * ?Special? services provided for those who need them * Sustainable blended funding * Services designed to fill service gaps START is an evidence based program model. Research outcomes include: * Reduction of emergency service use * High rates of satisfaction by families and care recipients * Cost effective service delivery

dual diagnosis, DD/MH, MH/ID, systems linkage approach

Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training

Health-Related Activities

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers

Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Specific Groups

Another State, Single-County, Mulit-County, State

N/A