Stars Behavioral Health Group

Partnering with People for Positive Change

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Profile & History
    • Leadership
      • Stars Behavioral Health Group
      • Star View Children and Family Services
    • Our Mission & Values
    • Our Awards
    • Quality Management
    • News & Events
  • Programs
    • Community Services
      • Star View Community Services, LA County
      • Star View TEAMMATES, LA County
      • Central Star Community Services, Fresno
      • Capital Star CS, Sacramento County
      • Valley Star CS, San Bernardino
      • Starlight CS, Santa Clara County
      • Stars CS, Alameda County
      • Oasis CS, Riverside County
      • Central Star CS, Stanislaus County
    • Residential Treatment Centers
      • Adult
        • Central Star Crisis Residential Treatment Facility, Fresno
        • Casa Paseo Crisis Residential Treatment, San Bernardino
        • The Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment, Victorville
        • The Morongo Oasis Crisis Residential Treatment Center, Joshua Tree
        • Merced Crisis Residential Unit (CRU), Merced
        • Orange County Crisis Residential
        • LA Crisis Residential Treatment
      • Adolescent
        • Sacramento Crisis Residential Program
        • The STAY Crisis Residential Treatment, San Bernardino County
        • Star View Adolescent Center, Torrance
    • Resource Centers
      • Family Resource Center, San Bernardino
      • One Stop TAY Center, San Bernardino
      • TAY Resource Center, Alameda
    • Non-Public School
      • South Bay High School at Star View Adolescent Center, Torrance
    • Stars School Solutions
      • Starlight Community Services, Santa Clara County
      • Los Angeles County
    • Crisis Stabilization Centers
      • Morongo Basin Crisis Walk-In Center (CWIC), Yucca Valley
      • High Desert Crisis Walk-In Center (CWIC), Victorville
      • Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center, Long Beach
      • Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center, City of Industry
    • Acute Inpatient Centers
      • The Central Star Youth Psychiatric Health Facility
    • Stars Training Academy
  • Locations
    • Alameda County
      • Stars Community Services
      • Stars In-Home Outreach Teams (IHOT)
    • Central Valley
      • Central Star Youth Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF), Fresno
    • Fresno County
      • Central Star Behavioral Health
      • Youth Psychiatric Health Facility
      • Crisis Residential Treatment Facility
    • Los Angeles County
      • Star View Community Services
      • Star View TEAMMATES
      • Star View Adolescent Center
      • South Bay High School
      • Urgent Care Centers
      • Los Angeles County Offices
      • LA Crisis Residential Treatment
    • Orange County
      • Coastal Star Crisis Residential Central
    • Merced County
      • Crisis Residential Unit (CRU)
    • Riverside County
      • Oasis Community Services
      • Oasis Vocational Center
      • Oasis’ Coachella Center
      • Oasis’ Banning Center
    • Sacramento County
      • The STAY CRP
      • Capital Star Community Services
    • San Bernardino County
      • Valley Star Community Services
      • Family Resource Center
      • Morongo Crisis Walk-In Center
      • Victorville Crisis Walk-In Center
      • The Stay
      • One Stop TAY Center
      • Casa Paseo CRT
      • Desert Hill CRT
      • Morongo Oasis CRT
    • Santa Clara County
      • Starlight Community Services
    • Stanislaus County
      • Central Star Community Services
  • Results & Resources
    • Client Success Stories
    • Research & Outcomes
    • Resources & Links
    • Suicide Prevention
  • Careers
    • Why Work at SBHG
    • Employee Benefits
    • View & Apply for Jobs
  • Contact

Star View Adolescent Center

Star View Adolescent Center

SVAC 25th Anniversary
This year, Star View Adolescent Center celebrates its 25th year of helping to improving the lives of youth and their families.

 

SVAC Spanish

A comprehensive mental health center for highest needs adolescents

Star View Adolescent Center in Torrance serves California’s highest needs adolescents. It is a comprehensive mental health treatment program for young people with severe emotional challenges who cannot be treated effectively in other existing community-based intensive treatment programs. Star View’s multilevel program combines high-quality residential care and educational services with mental health treatment and rehabilitation. Unique in California, our integrated program eliminates the need to admit children in acute psychiatric crisis to a hospital where they are unknown and very well might not be able to resume their residential placement.

Developed in 1996 conjunction with Los Angeles County, Star View Adolescent Center treats children who have experienced severe complex trauma, or children with serious emotional challenges requiring intensive services in a secured environment. The center has 60 beds for those between the ages of 12 and 17 years. In addition to serving Los Angeles County youth, Star View Adolescent Center serves youth from across the state through contracts with multiple counties.

Highly individualized, innovative, and flexible, our approach gives adolescents every opportunity to succeed. Our staff actively encourages family and foster family participation in treatment. We also provide a range of services to help youngsters when they transition to community living. Star View effectively uses Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) for interventions and supports.
More about Star View’s EBPs

Programs & Services

Our first-ever video from our 20-year Anniversary celebration.
SVAC-swimming-pool
tug-a-war
graduates-at-SVAC

Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF)
A 16-bed acute psychiatric hospital that is licensed by the California Department of Mental Health. The PHF provides comprehensive psychiatric and physical assessment, evaluation, and treatment in a safe and secure setting. The PHF functions as a cost-effective alternative to repeated acute inpatient services or state hospitalization by stabilizing the youngsters and preparing them for transition to a lower level of care.

Community Treatment Facility (CTF)
A safe locked environment providing supportive needs-driven services to as many as 44 youngsters. The CTF therapeutic programs prepare youngsters for lasting reintegration into their families and the community.

Day Treatment Intensive Program (DTI)
Therapeutic groups and services are offered seven days a week. Our DTI program is designed to develop and foster the skills that youth need for successful functioning in family or outpatient settings.

Community Services Program
Support for youngsters transitioning from the Adolescent Center to community living (group homes, foster families, kinship care, or family reunification). Community Services staff collaborate with teachers, principals, and other school personnel to achieve goals established by the student, family, and treatment professionals. In-home counseling services help youngsters thrive in their new school and family or other community living environment.

South Bay High School
Innovative, nonpublic school (NPS) where credentialed instructors experienced with emotionally disturbed youth develop Individual Education Plans. By integrating comprehensive therapeutic services into an academic curriculum, our NPS helps adolescents to maintain and advance their educational status while receiving mental health care. Many South Bay High School students pass the same standardized California high school exit exams in English and Math that are administered by public schools throughout the state.


Contact Info

Kelly McMahon
Interim Administrator
Star View Adolescent Center
4025 West 226th Street
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: (310) 373-4556 ext. 123
Fax: (310) 373-2826
E-mail me

Jennifer Thomas
Admissions Coordinator
Star View Adolescent Center
4025 W. 226th Street
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: (310) 373-4556 x 104
Fax: (310) 698-6484
E-mail me

Visiting Virgin Orbit

Star View Adolescent Center Kids Visit Virgin Orbit from HRA Studios.

Clients from the Star View Adolescent Center got the opportunity to visit Virgin Orbit recently to learn about jet propulsion, production, and much more.

Custom Designed Face Masks


Face Masks Designed With Purpose
At South Bay High School, some of our students designed and created face masks dedicated to Black History and the Black Lives Matter movement. These activities further our commitment to antiracism.

QUICK LINKS

  • About Us
  • Programs
  • Careers
  • News & Events
  • Stars Behavioral Health Group
  • Stars Training Academy
  • Success Stories
  • Resources & Links
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

OUR LOCATIONS

  • Alameda County
  • Central Valley
  • Fresno County
  • Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
  • Merced County
  • Riverside County
  • Sacramento County
  • San Bernardino County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Stanislaus County
  • Locations Map

HOW WE HELP

  • Individuals, Families & Clients
  • Cities, Counties & Schools
  • Community Agencies & Professionals

SUICIDE & CRISIS

Suicide Prevention
logotype-bottom-2
Corporate Office:
1501 Hughes Way, Suite 150
Long Beach, CA 90810-1870
Telephone: 310-221-6336
Fax: 310-221-6350


Send an E-mail

In some instances, clients’ names and photos have been changed to protect their privacy.
Copyright © 2023 Stars Behavioral Health Group | Privacy | Terms of Use | Design by HotPixels.com