The Substance Treatment And Recidivism Reduction (STARR) program is an intensive four week in-jail substance use disorder treatment program. STARR is administered by Criminal Justice Resource Center in conjunction with the Durham County Office of the Sheriff. STARR provides substance use disorder treatment services to the criminal offender in the Durham County Detention Facility.
The STARR program’s contribution to National Recovery Month involves an art therapy project conducted with the July and August STARR and STARR GRAD classes. The men and women of STARR make recovery collage posters that are displayed in the lobby of the Durham County Detention Facility throughout September.
The 2014 STARR poster collages emphasize that Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders. This year’s theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Speak Up, Reach Out,” encourages people to openly speak up about mental and substance use disorders and the reality of recovery, and promotes ways individuals can use to recognize behavioral health issues and reach out for help.