South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services (STSARS)
South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services (STSARS)
Our mission is to deliver high quality services to individuals and family members whose health and well-being has been impacted by the use of alcohol and other drugs. We will serve clients in an environment of privacy and safety, will demonstrate respect for the needs of all clients, and will promote the highest possible standards of professionalism. STSARS is committed to delivering effective client services, to advocating for quality in the treatment of substance abuse and related health problems, and to educating the community about resources for treatment and ongoing recovery of alcohol and other drug use and abuse.
Services Offered
SALUD Project - Offender Reentry Program The SALUD Offender Reentry Program will offer sustainable recovery and reentry services to adult men and women currently incarcerated, and in need of substance abuse or co-occurring mental health/substance abuse services.
* Case Management * Outpatient Counseling (Individual/Group) * Recovery Support Services * Methadone/Suboxone Treatment
Project Humanity - Project Humanity is a client-centered program structured around adult men and women who meet the following criteria: Substance Use Disorders
* Co-existing Behavioral Health Disorders * Project Humanity offers the following services to eligible individuals: Outpatient Counseling, Case Management, Medication -Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction, Project Self-Help in Eliminating Life-Threatening Diseases (SHIELD), as well as recovery support services.
OARS (Opiate Addiction Recovery Services Program) - The OARS Program is Level IV Outpatient pharmacotherapy program that provides methadone treatment to adults who meet the criteria for Opioid Dependence. Clients to the program must meet the standards set forth by the Texas Department of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of State Health Services. Priority population guidelines are adhered to in assessing program admission. Clients are prescribed methadone therapy and are monitored by a licensed medical doctor. Services include daily dispensing of therapeutic levels of methadone (Mon-Sun), individual counseling, group counseling, random urinalysis, physical examinations and lab work. Ancillary services are provided in the form of referrals. The OARS Program serves the Coastal Bend area. The OARS program offers a Department of State Health Services (DSHS)-funded program, a Medicaid-funded program and a Private-Pay program. The OARS Program is a CARF accredited program.
SAIL (Substance Abusers Inviting Life Program) - The SAIL Program is an out-patient treatment program serving adults who use or abuse alcohol or other drugs. Services include screening, assessment, group and individual counseling, with an established protocol necessary for successful program completion. Family counseling is also offered as needed. Counseling services are provided in the form of education, relapse prevention, life skills and an introduction to Twelve Step Recovery. The SAIL Program offers services at both the STSARS Corpus Christi office and the STSARS Robstown office. The SAIL program offers a Department of State Health Services (DSHS)-funded program and a Medicaid-funded program.
SPECIALIZED FEMALE - The Specialized Female Program is a curriculum based outpatient program, serving women with dependent children (including women whose children are in custody of the state) and pregnant women. The program is geared towards providing trauma-informed and gender specific outpatient treatment services and case management services that facilitate recovery from substance abuse and dependence. Services include screening, assessment, group, individual counseling and family counseling. Counseling services are provided in the form of education, relapse prevention, and life skills. The Specialized Female Program will serve the following counties: Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg, and Nueces. The Specialized Female Program offers a Department of State Health Services (DSHS)-funded program and a Medicaid-funded program.
COPSD (Co-Occurring Psychiatric And Substance Use Disorders Program) - The COPSD Program is an intensive case management program serving adults in the counties of Nueces, Aransas and San Patricio. The program emphasizes integrated services where both psychiatric and substance-abuse disorders are seen as primary. Case management is provided to ensure client stabilization, service coordination and engagement strategies to assist clients in benefiting from treatment. An integrated screening for substance abuse/dependence and mental illness is conducted on all persons referred for services. COPSD services may be provided at the agency site, at the client's home or in the community. The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) funds COPSD.
Fees and Payment
We are non profit agency, check our DONATE page for more information.
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