Collaboration

Following is a sample of collaborations and partnerships the Center for Youth Issues is involved in:

Alignment Nashville:
STARS serves on the middle and high school committees that provides direction and coordination to the overall goals of Alignment Nashville; also provides school-based prevention education on bullying prevention/harassment to 5th and 6th graders in area middle schools; bullying prevention program overviews are provided to area middle school teachers and staff.
Link to: www.alignment.nashville@mnps.org

Boys Scouts of America:
STARS delivers the Boy Scouts of America Learning for Life Character Education curriculum at Wright Middle (2nd year of implementation) funded by United Way of Middle Tennessee.
Link to: www.mtcbsa.org

Bradford Health and Cumberland Heights Treatment Centers: STARS specialists provide referrals for students needing levels of treatment for adolescent abuse and dependency. Bradford Health and Cumberland Heights also provide staff development to STARS specialists and STARS Core Team members on warning signs of adolescent substance use and abuse and when to make the referral.
Link to: www.bradfordhealth.com
Link to: www.cumberlandheights.org

Mayor’s Office of Children and Youth:
STARS specialists and SEC participate in annual trainings and planning for activities and events for promoting civic and youth leadership opportunities.
Link to: www.nashville.gov/mocy

Metro-Davidson County Juvenile Court:
STARS specialists serve youth who are referred by probation officers in individual and group counseling and make referrals to outside service providers as needed. STARS specialists provide a 2 hours Tobacco/Smoking Prevention class to students who are court-ordered and attend a STARS school site……upon completion, the student submits a certificate to the court of his/her attendance.
Link to: www.nashville.gov/juvenile_court

Nashville Prevention Partnership:
STARS specialists serve on the committee and work with African American males in the East Nashville cluster to reduce those risks that contribute to school academic failure and connectedness to school and community
Link to www.npp.org

United Way of Middle Tennessee:
STARS, the Alcohol and Drug Council of Middle Tennessee (program: Youth Alive and Free), and Domestic Violence Intervention Center (program: TeenPeace) work together in 10 Metro Nashville Public Schools to provide prevention and intervention services to reduce relational/domestic violence between students.
Link to: www.unitedwaynashville.org/

Other Community Agencies:
Oasis Center: www.oasiscenter.org
Tennessee Voices for Children: www.tnvoices.org/
Hands on Nashville/ Kids Care Club: www.hon.org
Youth Villages: www.youthvillages.org