About Us

Our behaviors are extremely vital in our development from a child to adolescent to adulthood. It affects how we decide our careers, interact with others, develop our routines, and affects our mental and physical health along with many other things.

The members whom we serve may deal with daily challenges which may affect their behaviors causing disruption in the household, in the community, and/or at school. These behaviors can be physical, verbal or both. Whether these challenges are caused by internal or external factors, our organization attempts to alleviate escalated behaviors through behavior modification.

We first identify which behaviors are affecting the member, their household and/or other environments. We then set goals with the assistance of the member, family and Child/Family team for the member to achieve their goals. Through collaboration, our approach focuses on Positive Behavior Support (PBS), which we can identify the member's strengths, interest and hobbies to motivate them in achieving their goals.

New Hope of Arizona, Inc. are recipients of the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) and the Children's Behavioral Health Grant giving our organization an opportunity to provide direct support services and school based services for the uninsured or underinsured population(s).

Members with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), amongst other diagnoses, can now receive services from our organization which we are extremely honored and humbled for this opportunity. We seek to instill a positive approach for those whom we serve and provide tools our members can utilize throughout their lives.

Developing a sense of belonging is imperative to the healthy development of children and adolescents. A caring and trusted adult can serve as a positive role model in our members' lives and is a strategy we believe in for prevention and intervention to help improve their personal development.

With a community-based approach in the most appropriate setting, our services are tailored to each members' needs for them to prosper. We develop achievable goals together during the treatment planning process with family and member integration, which may include goals such as resume building, securing employment, money budgeting, and self-care. Our members are then aligned with a trained employee and work together to achieve these goals.

The population our organization services can bring many joyous days however, some days can be more challenging than others. Many parents and guardians tend to focus all their attention on their child(ren) rather than their own mental and physical well-being. We understand why a parent would do this but believe to assist others and their well-being; you must also care for yourself in the same capacity. Therefore, we offer our Respite Program to give an opportunity for the parent/guardian to have a sense of relief while the member can also have relief from their natural living environment.

Our Respite program is intended to provide a safe, fun and learning environment for our members to ensure they have a place of enjoyment. At the same time, our members can interact with their peers in a positive environment that promotes a sense of belonging. Our members can enjoy assistance with schoolwork, outings into the community, arts and crafts, activities, movie nights, etc.

Along with the positive peer interaction, our members can acquire adaptive skills to become a valued member in their community based off their choices. We focus on independent living skills such as personal hygiene techniques and routines, dressing and clothing care, cooking, cleaning, etc.

We believe our Respite program is effective for both the family and parent(s) and/or guardian(s). 

Our Therapeutic Group Home(s) is a structured treatment setting providing support to members who have complex and challenging behavioral needs. Our trained employees provide twenty-four (24) hour supervision with a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) approach. We believe this service can help our members develop independent living skills, adaptive skills, improve positive peer interaction, and learn how to implement de-escalation techniques.

New Hope of Arizona, Inc. welcomes collaboration with the Child and Family Team (CFT) during the treatment planning process to assist the needs of the member. Our services are intended to either reunify the member back into their natural living environment or reunify with their family and become productive members in their community. Members' can receive individual and/or group therapy amongst other services to support their treatment plan goals.

Relative to our Respite program, a member who needs short term temporary placement may be appropriate for our Emergency Respite Program. Whether it is placement issues, not meeting criteria to be admitted into a hospital, or emergency room, New Hope of Arizona, Inc. will be there to offer support.

This short-term temporary service gives the respective provider time to coordinate an effective plan to meet the member's needs. An employee of New Hope of Arizona, Inc. will respond within a timely manner to the teams' request and transport the member to our facility. During this time, the member is placed in a safe and therapeutic living environment where our trained employees teach independent living skills (ILS) and promote positive interaction. We collaborate with the CFT to ensure the member can have their needs met during and upon their transition from the Emergency Respite program

To assist our families, we offer a Family Support Partner to help navigate parents and caregivers through challenges or barriers they may be experiencing regarding their child's medical, educational, and/or behavioral health needs. With collaboration of the Child and Family Team (CFT), we look to develop professional relationships with the families to ensure they are educated on community resources, services, and opportunities.

Engaging parents and guardians, we look to identify these challenges, provide support, and establish a foundation of knowledge. Whether assisting with navigating the Behavioral Health System or finding resources, our Family Support Partner will be there to provide guidance and encouragement.

We provide dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) for children and adolescents. Whether it may be due to traumatic events, mental challenges, grieving, difficult feelings or behaviors; our trained Therapist are available to offer support. Our organization can provide Individual, Group and/or Family therapy contingent upon the request of the Child and Family team (CFT).

Our therapists seek to equip our members and families with tools to effectively handle the challenges they may be experiencing.