Detroit / Michigan / United States
With one of its locations in Detroit, Starr Commonwealth is a nonprofit medical and therapeutic care organization that serves children, families and professionals from locations in Albion and Battle Creek, Mich.; and Van Wert and Columbus, Ohio. It offers therapeutic residential treatment programs and foster care and mental health therapy services. The organization offers No Disposable Kids, a multifaceted training program that helps schools identify their strengths, analyze their weaknesses and utilize practical, prevention-oriented tools for creating safe school environment. Starr Commonwealth is accredited by the Council of Accreditation of Services for Families and Children and is a member of the Association of Experiential Education. In addition, it offers a peer-group program that includes intensive therapies to help young people address their offenses.