Family Involvement Center

Samhsa trauma grant counseling program our program offers therapeutic services for both children and adults through master's-level therapists who are either licensed in arizona or supervised by individuals approved by the arizona board of behavioral health examiners (azbbhe).specialized modalities:counselors are trained in a diverse range of evidence-based approaches, including:- trust-based relational intervention (tbri)- eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr)- cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt)- dialectical behavior therapy (dbt)- general trauma-focused counselinghealing the hurts subprogram:under the trauma initiative, the "healing the hurts" component delivers tbri and emdr-driven counseling combined with family support services. Geared toward underfunded and uninsured families, this program enrolled 102 participants.reach:across ahcccs counseling services, trauma-specific therapy, and family support outreach, the program served 460 unique individuals during fiscal year 2024.

Opioid impacted family support (hrsa):in collaboration with mesa community college, this program aims to increase the number of parent peer support paraprofessionals (ppsp) who provide behavioral health-related services to families involved in the child welfare system who are impacted by opioid and substance use disorders. 48 apprentices/trainees served.

Parent assistance center (pac)the parent assistance center (pac) operates a statewide helpline that connects parents and caregivers to vital support and community resources. Staffed by experienced parents and caregivers, pac specializes in serving economically disadvantaged families, particularly those with uninsured or hard to reach children.services include:- one-on-one assistance with medical and healthcare program applications and renewals including ahcccs via mobile enrollment and personalized support.- guidance and referrals to community partners and additional services through strong local connections.- multiple communication channels, including phone and email, to ensure outreach and support reaches families in need.through ahcccs enrollments, pac line calls and email responses from pac, and navigation outreach efforts, the program has successfully reached over 18,824 parents/caregivers in need.

Parents for parents - mercy care programsmercy care offers several collaborative, court integrated programs to support parents involved in active department of child safety (dcs) dependency cases. These include:- parents for parents (p4p) 118 participants- piper 23 participants- fatherhood engagement program 180 participants- nurturing parent program 75 participantsthese initiatives involve close partnership with the dcs, mercy care, and juvenile justice courts in maricopa, pima, and yavapai counties, along with other child-welfare stakeholders. In each program, parent allies parents who have successfully achieved permanency for their own children are specially trained to support parents who are new to the judicial system. They offer hope, encouragement, and practical skills aimed at promoting successful reunification. In total, 449 parents currently involved in active dcs dependency cases have received this support.

Dad together programprovides support and education to fathers statewide. - this year we have grown the team from 2 staff members to 5 - 1 is an apprentice and the other is currently enrolled in the rrap program.- over 600 fathers have enrolled in the program.- 23 fathers have completed the nurturing father curriculum graduating in this fy.

Other grants, contributions, and donationsfic provides local, regional and state consultation and training on integrating system of care principles, increasing the capacity of the az children's behavioral health system and partnering agencies to provide parent-to-parent support. This also includes developing family and youth leaders to serve as policy and program advisors, participating in quality monitoring at all levels of the children's behavioral health system.