About Us

The STAR Center is one of the five National Technical Assistance Centers funded by SAMHSA to support mental health systems transformation. The purpose of the overall program is to provide technical assistance that facilitates the restructuring of the mental health system by promoting recovery and consumer directed approaches.

Each NTAC is organized by SAMHSA to focus on specific topic areas of concentration that can be offered through virtual training and technical assistance or product development for the whole country while also offering direct training and technical assistance to specific states, territories or tribal governments. The STAR Center is charged with supporting four target states/territories Rhode Island, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. read more...

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The STAR Center is funded by a grant from the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Please visit our partner TA Centers:

• Family Cafe Technical Assistance Center
• National Empowerment Center
• National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
• Peerlink National Technical Assistance Center

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Native Americans Alaskan Natives

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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning & Intersex

Youth and Students

Veterans

Older Americans

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What is Cultural Competence?

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Visit our event archive for audio files, transcripts, and reports on previous STAR Center events.

Technical Assistance

Archive of Webinars and Teleconferences:

Courageous Conversations: Being Allies to Individuals in Recovery Who Experience Prejudice, Discrimination and Oppression View Webinar Recording Download Presentation Provide Feedback Description: This interactive webinar provides an overview on how to engage in meaningful, respectful conversations with, or as, individuals from underserved, underrepresented and marginalized communities. Participants have the opportunity to explore their social identities that intersect with mental health recovery systems. Learning objectives: Understand the unique aspects of courageous conversations Deepen the awareness of how prejudice, discrimination and oppression operate at the intrapersonal, social, and systemic contexts Learn how to be an ally through the development of cultural empathy

Additional Archive of Webinars/Teleconferences

Star Center Resources:

Archive of Star Center Resources