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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

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STARS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, culture, religion or creed, socioeconomic status, language, age, sexual orientation, or national origin. No one shall be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any of STARS’ programs or activities. STARS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This agency is funded, in part, by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Tennessee Department of Education and by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. This project is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee.
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