Some not so good news first…
Due to budget cuts and more people needing services, some hard choices had to be made. The following will close December 1, 2011:

• MetroCare After Hours Urgent Care Clinic
• MetroCare Drop-in Center at Lancaster Kiest Clinic
• Lakes’ Drop-in Centers in Greenville and Terrell

Some good news is that ValueOptions^® is working with stakeholders to increase the focus on Recovery. We want persons who get services in NorthSTAR to get what help they need when they need it so they can get back to the things in life that matter to them.
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NorthSTAR is a publicly funded behavioral health program that serves seven counties around the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The counties within the service delivery area include Dallas, Collin, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall. The program serves the medically indigent and most Medicaid recipients who reside within this region. Launched in 1999, NorthSTAR is the first program of its kind, in Texas, to combine service programs and financial assets into an integrated single system of care.

The NorthSTAR program provides an integrated system of care with mental health care and chemical dependency services. ValueOptions NorthSTAR is the BHO (Behavioral Health Organization) who is responsible for the maintenance of the provider network and care management for the enrollees. At ValueOptions, we work together as a team with the goal of creating a quality model of care for the state of Texas.