Your contributions help us protect teens, assist families and prevent abuse in residential programs for teens.
We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of youth who have died in residential programs for teens. May we always remember them as we work together to protect youth from harm.
The Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic and Appropriate use of Residential Treatment (ASTART) is a community of professionals, family members and survivors working to protect children from abuse and neglect in residential programs, and ensure families have safe and effective community-based care.
Danie Watson
Family advocate and current ASTART co-coordinator
Cynthia Clark-Harvey
Past ASTART coordinator and founding ASTART member
Parent activist
Robert Friedman, Ph.D.
Past ASTART coordinator and founding ASTART member
Professor Emeritus, Child & Family Studies, University of South Florida
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Lenore Behar, Ph.D.
Child & Family Program Strategies, Durham, NC
Founding ASTART member
Nicki Bush, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF
Founding ASTART member
Philip Elberg, J.D.
Attorney at Law
Partner, Medvin & Elberg, Newark, NJ
Barbara Huff
Former Executive Director
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Charles Huffine
, M.D.
Psychiatrist in private practice, specializing in adolescents and young adults
Founding ASTART member
Christina Kloker Young
Chairperson (1994-2009), Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health
University of South Florida
Owner, C. K. Young & Associates, planner, advocate
Founding ASTART member
Brian Lombrowski, M.P.P.
Youth Involvement Specialist, New York State Office of Mental Health
Former youth in residential
Last updated 3/16/15.