Turning Point Program
Psychiatric Hospital Diversion and Crisis Intervention Programs for Children and Youth in STAR Health
Children and youth in STAR Health, as well as their caregivers and families (including kinship families), have access to Turning Point programs. These programs offer emergency assessment and crisis intervention to help support families avoid behavioral health ER visits and inpatient admissions.
Benefits of this program include:
- Access to Superior HealthPlan’s 24-hour crisis information line.
- Mental health assessment.
- Counseling.
- Referrals to additional services and resources, as needed.
Through Turning Point, children and youth in STAR Health and their caregivers can get help to prevent hospitalizations and disruptions in placement. This program is offered at no cost.
Call 1-866-912-6283, press * if you are having a behavioral health emergency, and need assistance from a licensed mental health professional because:
- Your child is threatening to harm themselves or others.
- Your child is engaging in any self-harming behaviors.
- Your child is engaging in behavior that concerns you.
This Turning Point program is a partnership among ACH Child and Family Services, Empirica and Superior HealthPlan. Services are available to all children and youth in foster care and their families within CPS Region 3. Services are provided at the Wedgwood Campus of ACH Child and Family Services in Fort Worth, Texas. The ACH Turing Point program is a specialized, urgent mental-health care program for children and youth in STAR Health and their families. It is designed to help offer timely relief of symptoms and therapeutic sessions that prevent hospitalizations and changes in placement. The program offers:
- A 24/7 crisis and information line for members and referring providers.
- Full mental-health assessments and psychiatric services.
- Counseling.
- Personalized consultation for the entire family.
- Family supports and skill building.
- Alternate care setting for youth ages 10-17, who qualify.
- Support for reuniting families to help better handle future challenges.
- Access to Beacon Intensive Case Management for ongoing care coordination.
Call 1-817-909-1171 for an immediate assessment.
Turning Point in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is open statewide, through virtual participation. In order for children and youth in STAR Health who live outside of the Dallas/Fort Worth area to participate in Turning Point they must:
- Have a caregiver willing to virtually participate in their treatment.
- Have a caregiver willing to transport them to and from the program location.
- Be able and willing to travel.
To learn more about the ACH Turning Point program in Dallas/Fort Worth:
Call ACH Child and Family Services at 1-817-335-4673
Contact the Turning Point program at 1-817-909-1171
Download the Turning Point flyer (PDF)
Visit: www.ACHservices.org
Watch the video to learn how ACH Turning Point provides specialized, short-term crisis intervention and acute stabilization with the goal of family-preservation.
This Turning Point program is a partnership between Texas Girls & Boys Ranch and Superior HealthPlan. Serving children and families on the South Plains since 1975, the program offers urgent mental-health care for children and youth in STAR Health and their families. It is designed to help offer timely relief of symptoms and therapeutic sessions that prevent hospitalizations and changes in placement.
The Turning Point program is offered at no cost to foster families or child placing agencies. The program offers:
- Crisis and Intervention Respite: Around the clock, short term respite care in a residential setting for up to 14 days.
- Assessments: Full mental health evaluations, including psychiatric services and psychotropic medication management.
- Intensive Counseling: Individual, group, and family therapy. And equine assisted psychotherapy.
- Family Inclusion: Services, psychoeducation, and resources provided for the entire family.
- Follow Up: Support for reuniting families to help better handle future challenges.
To learn more about the Texas Girls & Boys Ranch Turning Point program in Lubbock:
Contact the Turning Point program:
1-806-368-5386 extension 203 (Main Number)
1-806-576-3911 (Answering Service/Transfer)
Call Texas Girls & Boys Ranch: 1-806-747-3187
Download the Turning Point flyer (PDF)
Visit: Texas Girls & Boys Ranch Turning Point website
This Turning Point program is a partnership between Texas Girls & Boys Ranch and Superior HealthPlan. Serving children and families on the South Plains since 1975, the program offers urgent mental-health care for children and youth in STAR Health and their families. It is designed to help offer timely relief of symptoms and therapeutic sessions that prevent hospitalizations and changes in placement.
The Turning Point program is offered at no cost to foster families or child placing agencies. The program offers:
- Crisis and Intervention Respite: Around the clock, short term respite care in a residential setting for up to 14 days.
- Assessments: Full mental health evaluations, including psychiatric services and psychotropic medication management.
- Intensive Counseling: Individual, group, and family therapy. And equine assisted psychotherapy.
- Family Inclusion: Services, psychoeducation, and resources provided for the entire family.
- Follow Up: Support for reuniting families to help better handle future challenges.
To learn more about the Texas Girls & Boys Ranch Turning Point program in Lubbock:
Contact the Turning Point program:
1-806-368-5386 extension 203 (Main Number)
1-806-576-3911 (Answering Service/Transfer)
Call Texas Girls & Boys Ranch: 1-806-747-3187
Download the Turning Point flyer (PDF)
Visit: Texas Girls & Boys Ranch Turning Point website