Each March, StarCare Specialty Health System and other related organizations celebrate Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to raise public awareness of the many abilities people have, regardless of disability. This year’s theme, “It’s My Life,” encourages people to get to know someone with a disability to better understand that we are all connected and alike in many ways and to recognize that all of us have talents and strengths we can offer to make this world a better place to live.
You are invited to participate in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month by volunteering at StarCare or other organizations that provide services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities or to simply spend time with someone who has a disability. You’ll learn that everyone has a story, and each story holds a promise to educate and inspire others.
The mission of StarCare Specialty Health System is to create opportunities for community living and provide hope for individuals diagnosed with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, HIV, or substance abuse through the five guiding principles of individual worth, respect, kindness, collaboration, and accountability. As a state-designated mental health and IDD authority, StarCare has the responsibility for the development, management, and oversight of a system of care that serves more than 8,000 individuals within the five-county catchment area of Cochran, Crosby, Hockley, Lubbock, and Lynn counties, each year. You can contact StarCare at: (806) 766-0310 / www.starcarelubbock.org.
StarCare Crisis Hotline: (806) 740-1414 / (800) 687-7581.
(News release from StarCare Specialty Health System)
