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Student
Teacher
Assistance
Referral
Team
| Mission: To
identify students whose behavior, attendance, performance, and/or grades
indicate that they may be "at risk" of the possible
involvement with tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs. The START team
is a confidential process which empowers schools to help children
and their families. The START team works in conjunction with First
Step, a community counseling and resource center. |
Signs
That An Adolescent May Be Using Drugs or Alcohol
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Decline
in academic performance |
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Skipping
class or school |
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General
low motivation, apathetic, no real direction |
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Loss
of interest in school, hobbies, sports, etc. |
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Defiance
of rules or regulations |
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Becoming
more secretive, often lies |
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Withdrawing
from family and peers |
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Emotional
highs and lows |
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Similar
behavior displayed in peer group |
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Change
in physical hygiene |
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Bloodshot
eyes and smells of substance |
How To Make
a Referral: Every
public middle and high school in Baltimore County has a START Program. Any
concerned person (parent, teacher, student, administrator, nurse) can make a
referral in writing to the START Team at your school or you by placing an
anonymous envelope in your guidance counselor's mailbox. If you have any
questions about the START Team, please call your school's guidance office or
call First Step at
(410) 521-4141.
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