The Community Wellness Network includes approximately 40 agencies representing a variety of social service and health care areas. These include, but are not limited to: affordable legal services, medical and preventive health care, domestic violence intervention and prevention, crisis intervention and emergency services, alcohol and drug abuse counseling and support.
Here is the website for Community Information & Referral, the publishers of the Directory of Human Services and Self-Help Support Groups. It lists referrals in Central and Northern Arizona. http://www.cirs.org/
Community Resources (listed alphabetically by category)
Billy Leeth, Director of Programs and client services
Ron Meridith, Masters level counselor
Wellness clinic - provides acupuncture, massage and chiropractic. Buyer club, full range of vitamins and nutritional supplements. Food pantry - food boxes given out daily. Family services for infected and affected families. Being Alive Education Services.
To help stop the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, weight loss, gain a feeling of self-worth, help individual psychological problems and depression. Teach spiritual healing, relaxation therapy, biofeed back. Provide sessions based on an evaluation. Fee: Scale from $50.00-$3,000 based on the program. Also free services to (non-profits) the homeless and the needy.
Services for elderly and adults with disabilities. Information on community services, benefits, selecting, care facilities, referral program, intake, case management for individual with HIV/AIDS, elder depression prevention program.
Networking, training and education about domestic violence issues. Systems advocacy and public policy work regarding domestic violence issues. Legal Advocacy Hotline. Information and referral within the legal system and about domestic
violence issues. Advocacy for women of color who are victims of domestic violence. Speakers bureau presentation. Advocacy for appropriate legislative concerning domestic violence issues. Committee: Health Issues, battered and formerly battered women. Presentations to health care professionals dealing with victims of domestic violence. Dispelling myths about Domestic Violence. Resource library.
Professional counseling for victims of abuse and assault. Closed therapeutic group. Community education and prevention programs. Presentations to schools, community groups, etc. Legal advocacy for victims and families.
Provides emergency shelter to 400 homeless individuals and 30 families with children. Services geared toward helping individuals regain self-sufficiency, case management, legal aid, veterans services, job readiness and transportation. Dental clinic on the premises for homeless people.
Provides emergency shelter to families with children; extensive programs in developmental child care; parenting classes and financial management. Focuses on children's needs.
Licensed and bonded service company designed to locate missing parents, and to collect and enforce court ordered child support payments. Locate missing parents, custodial or noncustodial Payment based on "No Collection No Fee"
Provide shelter to battered women and children. Counseling to victims and abusers. Community centered education prevention program. New program CHAI is support for the Jewish community. Fee: Ability to pay.
Provides comprehensive programs that serve people infected or affected by the disease in one way or another Continuum of services available; Family Support Center provides food, transportation, legal assistance, children's programs.
Free 24-HOUR Helpline offering information about and referrals to any available governmental (Federal, State, County, City,) nonprofit, faith based health and human service organization available to help people in need. Fee: None
Provides crisis counseling; Teen talking to teen Hotline; Crisis Mobile Teams. Outpatient counseling services, psychiatric evaluation, home visits, educational and prevention services. Suicide awareness and prevention. Aftercare, behavior management and intensive in-home therapy.
Provides behavioral counseling, including substance abuse. Based on a sliding fee scale. Adoption and birth parent services, employment and education. Including life management skills, and child care resources and referral services.
Provide testing for sexually transmitted diseased for a $10 fee. HIV testing is free, TB testing $25. Family Planning, cost depends on eligibility. Foreign Travel Immunization and Adult Immunization - cost varies.
Information on mental health services for Arizona (Private & Community Mental Health). Access to services for persons without medical coverage, advocacy - one on one assistance. Information on psychotropic medication, some insurance and referrals. No fee.
Men's Intensive Out-Patient Program for substance abuse - 1 yr. commitment - 3 nights per wk. (1st 3 mos.) -$1,600-0. Women in Recovery Group - for substance abuse - 1 yr. commitment - 3 morning or afternoons per wk. (1st 3 mos.) (two) a.m. or p.m. (2nd 3 mos.) 1 night per wk. (last 6 mos.) $1,600-0. Relapse Prevention/Aftercare - 1 night per wk. ongoing as need - $20.00 per group.
General mental health counseling for adolescents and adults. Stress, anxiety, depression, serious mental impairment, sexual issues, and anger management. Individual counseling on a sliding scale fee basis ($40-$80. No insurance). Men's Anger Management Groups ($20/session).
Multigenerational recreational facility that provides service for all ages. Activities include sports leagues, dances, summer camps and special events for youth, teen, adults and senior citizens.
Parenting skills classes. 24-hour crisis hotline for parents who are experiencing stress. Multicultural programs. DES in-home family support services program. Peer support groups for parents. Mentor Program. Child care provided.
Certified psychologists and master level therapists provide a variety of affordable services for
mental health related problems. Pastoral counseling services available to all members of the community regardless of religious affiliation.
Sliding scale fees based on family size and income. Bilingual counselors available. All counselors have Master degrees.
Provides clinical counseling; Geriatrics, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Post Traumantic Stress Disorder
in children, bereavement issues, borderline Personality Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, grief, spiritual issues and impact of chronic illness on
families; Cognitive-Behavioral and/or Emotion-Focused therapy and techniques to facilitate growth and enhance well-being. Marriage and family therapist
on site. Use Biofeedback in therapy to help clients with varying levels of stress management needs(Panic, PTSD, Phobia and more). Play therapy,
Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and sexual abuse issues, codependency, women's issues and Eating Disorders.
Pregnancy testing. Various method of birth control, screening and treatment of sexually transmitted diseased and related reproductive health care. Counseling, sex education, advocacy and referrals for other services that are available.
Diverse group of therapists. Have a number of ongoing groups for compulsive behavior, relationship issues, anger/forgiveness, shame and eating disorders. Intensive outpatient program for those in crisis, stuck or wanting
Services include: adult inpatient psychiatric, outpatient services including individual therapy and medication management. Consultation services, electroconvulsive therapy, psychological testing. A sliding scale is available to patients meeting income criteria.
Psychiatric evaluations and medication management. 20% discount for those without insurance upon request. Fee: $125 initial evaluation, 62 medication management.
Peer lending program with loan up to $5,000. Individual loan program for business owners in business 2 years or more up to $15,000. SBA intermediary, pre-qualify business owners for SBA guaranteed loans up to $250,000.
Provides services to families involved in domestic violence; provides community education for the prevention of domestic violence; case management; transitional housing; children' services. Provide legal advocacy and employment/education program.
SOON provides peer support and basic needs for seriously mentally ill adults in greater Phoenix area. Serves meals, educates, socializes, peer support groups, takes members on field trips. Also has food share program and clothing room.
Value Options is the Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) for Maricopa Country, providing publicly funded behavioral health services for adults and children in need of mental health or substance abuse programs. Major services currently include case management for seriously mentally ill adults and children, crisis services, children's services, and general mental health, substance abuse, prevention and other special program.
Provides no cost educational program, along with vocational & employment counseling. Day and evening classes. Help available for designing resumes; improve math, reading, writing skills and basic computer.
