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Skip to content AHCCCS Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Menu About AHCCCS @AHCCCSgov Valle de Sol Serves Community Minority Mental Health Needs July is national Minority Mental Health Month. In honor of the great work done statewide, AHCCCS is highlighting the work of several community partners. Valle del Sol, based in Phoenix, was founded by Latino activists. CEO Carmen Heredia answered a few questions about Valle del Sol and how they help to address minority mental health needs. 1. Would you mind describing how your organization addresses minority mental health? Valle del Sol was founded 50 years ago by activists in the Latino community that were seeking culturally competent mental health and social services in the valley. Even though our organization is open to everyone, the strong roots as a Latino founded, Latino led, and Latino serving organization are still core to our makeup and mission. Minorities often have a distrust of government and health services due to system issues and years of oppressive practices that exclude and marginalize people. We know health disparities exist and they are pronounced among communities of color. For the last 50 years, Valle del Sol has established itself as a trusted voice and a go-to advocate for the Latino community. Our Hispanic Leadership Institute now has over 1,800 alumni that have graduated from our programs and many are in elected positions from school boards to the U.S. Congress. We use this network and this platform to advocate for minorities, for health and human services on a frequent basis in the media and in the legislature. Addressing health disparities is a tenant of our organization. 2. Is any of your programming offered in other languages? Yes, all services are available in Spanish and usually by a bilingual service provider or in-house interpreter. We pride ourselves in hiring bilingual Spanish/English staff and make it a required skill set for all our front desk, call center, and medical assistant support staff. We work hard at recruiting bilingual professional staff as counselors, doctors, and nurses across our programs. We offer our staff a language stipend differential for testing at a qualified bilingual level. We utilize a variety of resources and vendors to provide services in languages other than Spanish and English such as Akorbi, the Language Line, and Bromberg and Associates. 3. What would you like members of the community to know about Valle and your work with minority mental health? Valle del Sol offers culturally competent services our aim is to provide equitable access to high quality healthcare. 4. How can those interested in your services contact you? İClaro que si! Valle del Sol 602-523-9312 www.valledelsol.com For more information about Minority Mental Health Month, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness for resources. Read our other provider profiles about HEAAL and NACA . Author AHCCCS Posted on July 20, 2020 July 20, 2020 Categories Community Leave a comment on Valle de Sol Serves Community Minority Mental Health Needs HEAAL Serves Maricopa County Minority Populations July is national Minority Mental Health Month. In honor of the great work being done statewide, AHCCCS is highlighting several community partners. Tanner Community Development, based in Phoenix, runs the Help Enrich African American Lives (HEAAL) coalition . Program Manager Loren Grizzard answered a few questions about the coalition and how they help address minority mental health. 1. How does the coalition address minority mental health? The HEAAL coalition partners with mental health professionals to provide community education opportunities. In addition, several coalition members are providers of such services, contribute to our community forums, and monthly spotlights. Additionally, we attempt to collect data through surveys and community outreach to assess our community’s perceived mental health posture. 2. The HEAAL coalition specifically targets African Americans. Is this Maricopa County specific? Are others also encouraged to participate? HEAAL has the opportunity to serve Maricopa County. We, however, focus on a service area bounded by Camelback Road (north), 48 th Street (east), South Mountain Range (south), and 81 st Avenue (west). Although our target population is the African American community we service all communities in our service area and throughout the county. 3. Is any of your programming offered in other languages? We endeavor to provide Spanish translation at our community forums and flyers for various events are provided in Spanish. This depends greatly on the availability of translation services as none of our team members are fluent in Spanish. 4. What would you like members of the community to know about Tanner and the coalition? Community engagement and collaboration are the hallmark to the achievement of the goals of Tanner and the HEAAL coalition. We strive to ensure that all voices are heard and all have a seat at the table. We are ever-expanding in bringing new voices to the challenges our impacting the community we serve. 5. How can those interested in your services contact you? Program Manager – Loren Grizzard 700 East Jefferson Street, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-253-6904 ext. 205 lorengrizzard@tcdccorp.org Web – www.heaalaz.org For more information about Minority Mental Health Month, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness for resources. To read our first provider profile on Native Americans for Community Action (NACA), based in Flagstaff, click here. Author AHCCCS Posted on July 16, 2020 July 16, 2020 Categories Community Leave a comment on HEAAL Serves Maricopa County Minority Populations Native Americans for Community Action Serves More Than Minority Populations July is national Minority Mental Health Month. In honor of the great work done by statewide, AHCCCS is highlighting the work of several behavioral health providers. The first is Native Americans for Community Action (NACA), based in Flagstaff. Tallerita Tunney Rogers, LMSW MSW MPA, is the Director of Community Development and the Reach UR Life Program Manager for NACA. How does NACA address minority mental health? NACA addresses mental health in general by screening for depression at primary care appointments, having an active Zero Suicide policy for both employees and clients/patients, and providing Behavioral Health Services. We have a Substance Abuse counselor who is culturally skilled at meeting clients’ Indigenous cultural needs. NACA specifically targets American Indians. Is this only in Coconino County? Statewide? Are others also encouraged to participate? NACA is able to provide services to anyone who wishes to utilize NACA services. We accept AHCCCS, private insurance, offer sliding scale services for medical and behavioral health as well as are able to bill Indian Health Services for individuals who are able to receive such benefits. Is any of your programming offered in other languages? One of our substance abuse counselors is Dine’ and able to provide services in Navajo. Our other therapists strive to offer culturally competent services with an emphasis on Indigenous culture. What would you like members of the community to know about NACA? All community members are welcome at NACA and can be expected to receive competent services! How can those interested in your services contact you? Interested community members can call (928) 773-1245 for integrated health care needs, including telehealth services for physical and behavioral needs and substance, domestic violence, and mental health needs. For more information about Minority Mental Health Month, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness for resources. Author AHCCCS Posted on July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020 Categories Community Leave a comment on Native Americans for Community Action Serves More Than Minority Populations Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 28 Next page Categories Behavioral Health (26) Community (41) E...