Depression Article for Texas
When It Is More Than Just the Blues
As the gritty blues from Houston, the canciones tristes from San Antonio, El Paso, and the Valley, and sad songs in all styles from our one and only Austin music scene remind us, it is part of life to be sad sometimes. Every life has its ups and downs. But when sadness lasts too long and makes it hard to do the things you need to do every day it may be time to see if Depression is the cause.  Read more »

Provider Publication
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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.