Services for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) is a program of STARS designed to prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals from kindergarten through early adulthood.
These students are naturally at a higher risk for drug and alcohol misuse because of their increased difficulties with communication, isolation, depression, learning and family connections.
Program Services:
• In-School Drug and Alcohol Prevention/Character Education Classes:
- strong social coping skills
- understand and identify feelings
- problem-solving
- anger management
- improving self-esteem
- decision making
- team building
- healthy relationships
- and information on drugs and alcohol
• In-School Literacy Support:
- improving reading comprehension
- writing skills
- sign language proficiency
- bridging multiple-meaning words
- and conceptual signing of topics and items translating from English to American Sign Language
• Individual Career Planning Services:
- Interest testing
- researching and applying to colleges
- connecting with VR
- completing the FASFA
- job and interviewing skills
• Summer Camp: STARS offers support services to Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church-Camp SummerSign. Services include:
- character education classes
- literacy
- team building
- and creative dance
Special thanks to all our collaborative partners and referral sources for their hard work and dedication to those served:
- Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church
- Bridges
- Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Sign Club Co.
- The Link
