PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS

Star View Community Services

Star View Community Services provides programs for children, adolescents, and transitional age youth (TAY) who face emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges and have difficulty succeeding in family or community living environments. An experienced staff of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health specialists, parent partners, and other counselors provide case management, mental health care, and a range of support services in schools, homes or other community settings.

Our program operates throughout Los Angeles County and is housed in four separate locations that reflect the unique needs of four specific Service Areas (SAs): SA 8 — Long Beach/South Bay; SA 6 — South Los Angeles, and SA 4 — Downtown Los Angeles/Highland Park/Hollywood. Our dedicated teams work collaboratively and in partnership with family members, school administrators and faculty, county social workers, case managers, probation officers, and other agencies. For contacts, see below:

Star View Community Services provides the following range of programs and services:

  • Full Service Partnership (FSP) — provided through Mental Health Services Act funding. Through a “do-whatever-it-takes” approach, Star View Community Services provides children and TAY, along with their families, a wide range of services and supports.

  • School-based Programs — including consultations, interventions, counseling and after-school group services. We coordinate with districts and local school personnel to achieve effective referrals and support services for children with serious emotional and/or behavioral problems. Read about our school-based services.

  • Evidence-based and Evidence-informed Practices
    Evidence-based Practices (EBPs) are those interventions and supports that have research documenting their effectiveness. Evidence-informed practices are also research-supported but do not yet have the body of rigorous clinical evidence that distinguishes EBPs:

    • Aggression Replacement Training (ART) — a structured, psycho-educational intervention primarily for adolescents with or are at-risk of aggressive/antisocial behavior. It includes three structured interventions — Skillstreaming, Anger Control Training, and Moral Reasoning Training.
    • Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) — based on three empirically validated interventions that were adapted to address topics relevant to adolescents exposed to chronic trauma. Either a group or individualized intervention, SPARCS is designed for youth ages 13-21.
    • Functional Family Therapy (FFT) — a home-based intervention that focuses on building family relationships. FFT is designed for youth ages 11-18 years with a history of juvenile justice involvement, violence, substance abuse and/or delinquency.
    • Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) — a home-based intervention that is similar to FFT. MST has proven effective with youth ages 12-18 years with chronic delinquency, out-of-home placements, and negative peer influences.
    • Incredible Years (IY) — a psycho-educational group curriculum using videotapes, modeling, role playing, among other techniques. IY is designed for children with a variety of behavior and learning problems
    • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) — a clinic- or home-based psychotherapy model for youth ages four-18 years. TF-CBT is designed for youth with behavioral or emotional problems related to trauma.
  • System of Care (SOC) Program — a comprehensive array of community-based services focused on permanency planning. Our SOC program is child-centered, family-focused, and culturally competent. Facilitating a smooth transition among agencies, our dedicated staff provides youth and adolescents individualized service planning in the least restrictive setting.

  • Other Programs and Services
    • Case Management
    • Central Juvenile Hall services program
    • Co-occurring disorder/dual diagnosis programs (for drug and alcohol related problems)
    • PRIDE (Promoting Respect in Dating Experiences) program, which teaches respectful interactions with the opposite sex
  • Therapeutic Behavioral Services — provided to qualifying youngsters who need additional guidance and support. Skilled mental health staff members work with the youngsters on a one-to-one basis, helping them avoid placement in a more restrictive, higher level of care and assisting them in transitioning to lower levels of care.

  • Wraparound — See our TEAMMATES Program

Employee Satisfaction Survey

Each year, all staff programs complete anonymous Employee Satisfaction Surveys. The entire management team carefully reviews survey results to identify areas where we are successful in making our agency a great place to work, as well as to identify areas for improvement. By using the same survey each year, we can measure our success and focus our efforts on continually improving our work environment.

For a selection of results from a recent Employee Satisfaction Survey for Star View Community Services, see Our Staff.

Contacts

Referrals:
Intake Coordinator
Star View Community Services
1501 Hughes Way
Suite 150
Long Beach, CA 90810
phone: (310) 221 6336 x 151
fax: (562) 988 9293

For General Inquiries:
Lydee Marchman, Ph.D.
Administrator*
Star View Community Services
100 E. Wardlow Road
Long Beach, CA 90807
phone: (562) 427-6818 x 234
fax: (310) 868-5397
email: lmarchman@starsinc.com
*Oversees all four Star View Community Services Centers listed below


For School Based Services:
Mark Burns, MA, MFi
Director of School Based Services
Star View Community Services
100 E. Wardlow Road
Long Beach, CA 90807
phone: (562) 427-6818
fax: (310) 868-5397
email: mburnsn@starsinc.com

For Evidence Based Practice:
Alexia Jaouich, Ph.D.
Director Of EBP's
Star View Community Services
1085 W. Victoria Street
Compton, CA 90220-5804
phone: (310) 868-5379
fax: (310) 868-5397
email: ajaouich@starsinc.com

For Center-specific Inquiries:

 PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS MAP
 SBHG HEADQUARTERS
 REGIONAL OFFICE
 STARS COMMUNITY SERVICES
 STAR VIEW ADOLESCENT CENTER
 STAR VIEW COMMUNITY SERVICES
 OASIS REHABILITATION CENTER
 STARLIGHT COMMUNITY SERVICES
 VALLEY STAR
 TEAMMATES

Torrance Office
(SA 8)		 Highland Park Office
(SA 4)		 Long Beach Office
(SA 8)		 Compton Office
(SA 6)
Michele Munde, LCSW
Center Director
Star View Community Services
370 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Suite E-100
Torrance, CA 90505

phone: (310) 787-1500
fax: (310) 787-9713
email:mmunde@starsinc.com		 Linda Rivadeneyra, MFT
Center Director
Star View Community Services
5420 N. Figueroa St.
Highland Park, CA 90042

phone: (323) 999-2404
fax: (323) 999-2414
email: lrivadeneyra@starsinc.com		 Christine Graham, LCSW
Center Director
Star View Community Services
100 E. Wardlow Road
Long Beach, CA 90807

phone:(562) 427-6818
fax: (562) 427-3367
email: cgraham@starsinc.com		 Tony Figueroa, LCSW
Center Director
Star View Community Services
1085 W. Victoria Street
Compton, CA 90220-5804

phone: (310) 868-5379
fax: (310) 868-5397
email: tfigueroa@starsinc.com
Driving Directions

From West Los Angeles:
Take the I-405 south
Exit at Crenshaw Blvd towards
Torrance.
Turn right onto Crenshaw

From Orange County:
Take the I-405 north
Exit at Crenshaw Blvd/Torrance.
Downtown/Los Angeles
Turn left onto W 182nd St.
Turn left onto Crenshaw Blvd.

From Riverside:
Take the CA-91 W towards Corona/Beach cities.
Exit on the left.
Turn left onto S Vermont Ave.
Take the I-405 north
Exit at Crenshaw Blvd/Torrance
Turn left onto W 182nd St.
Turn left onto Crenshaw Blvd. 		Driving Directions

From South Bay area:
I-405 North to I-110 North(towards Pasadena)
Exit on Ave. 52-Exit 28A
Turn Left onto Ave 52
Make a Right onto North Figueroa Street
End at 5420 North Figueroa Street (at Ave 54)
Highland Park 90042

From West Valley area:
Take the 101 South towards L.A to the 134 East towards Burbank/Glendale
Exit at Figueroa Street
Make a Left onto Figueroa (heading South) to Star View at 5420 North Figueroa Street(on the left side of the street at Ave. 54)
 Driving Directions

From Los Angeles:
Take the I-405 S
Exit at Pacific Ave.
Merge onto N Pacific Pl.
Turn slight left onto W Wardlow Rd.

From Orange County:
Take the I-405 N.
Exit at Long Beach Blvd
Keep right at the fork in the ramp and merge onto Long Beach Blvd.
Turn left onto E Wardlow Rd.

From Riverside County:
Take CA-91 W toward Corona/Beach Cities.
Take CA-55 S/Costa Mesa Fwy.
Take the CA-22 W/Garden Grove Fwy toward Long Beach.
Take I-405 N toward Santa Monica
Exit at Long Beach Blvd (keep right at the fork in the ramp)
Merge onto Long Beach Blvd.
Turn left onto E Wardlow Rd. 		Driving Directions

From Orange County:
From the 91 Frwy traveling West:
Exit Wilmington, Turn Left (Head South)
Turn Right on Victoria

From the 405 Frwy traveling North:
Exit Wilmington, Turn Right (Head North)
Turn Left on Victoria

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Eligibility and Referral Information

Star View Community Services programs are available to young people ages five to 21 years old residing in Los Angeles County who have serious behavioral problems at home and/or at school. Referrals are made by the Los Angeles County Departments of Mental Health, Social Services, or Probation; schools; counselors; foster family agencies; or family members. The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health must give approval for treatment. Services are reimbursed through Short Doyle/Medi-Cal or other specialized funding..

TBS is available to young people from counties that contract with Star View for the service. Youth under the age of 21 with Medi-Cal coverage who are also receiving other mental health services are eligible for TBS. Approval for treatment must be given by the child's respective County Mental Health Department.