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A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

 

Children Anger

Call Now!  1-866-620-1418

Learn more how Total Transformation, an at-home program for parents, can help your troubled or struggling teen and heal your family.

 

 

How can I help my ADDICTED TEEN?

 

Will being ADOPTED make adolescence harder for my child?

 

How can I deal with the ANGER

 in our family?

 

Is my teen's BEHAVIOR just normal teenage rebellion?

 

What do parents and teachers need to know about BULLYING?

 

What is EMOTIONAL ABUSE?

 

How can I help my OVERWEIGHT

daughter?

 

Help!  My teen is a RUNAWAY

 

My teen is cutting.  What do I need to know about  SELF-INJURY?

 

What is 'normal' teen SEXUAL BEHAVIOR and what is cause for concern?

 

What makes a STRONG FAMILY?

 

 

Step-by-step program to help improve your child's focus and behavior at school and at home

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Help in ARIZONA

Programs & Services

 

Arizona Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in Arizona

 

 

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TO HELP YOUR TEEN AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY

 

NEXT:  Helping Resources in Arizona

 

Arizona Information - Helping Resources in Arizona

Coaching: Focusing on Solutions & Getting Results You Want

Counseling & Therapy  -  Self-Help & Support Groups

 

 

Confidence in Parenting

 Irene Lebedies

Family Coach

480-440-3242

 

Ask for the FOCUS Discount!

 

If your child is showing signs of rebellion and many of the traditional solutions you have tried are not working, you can get help from coaching.  Through weekly phone sessions and Irene's availability throughout the week by phone or email, you will find solutions and reach the desired outcome for you and your family.

 

 

Coaching: Focusing on Solutions & Getting Results You Want

 

 

Hotlines and Helplines

 

Arizona AIDS Helpline

1-800-334-1540

 

Arizona Child Abuse Hotline

1-888-SOS-CHILD

1-888-767-2445

 

Arizona Parent Assistance Hotline

1-800-732-8193

602-542-9580 Phoenix

 

Arizona Pregnancy Riskline

1-888-285-3410

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-Child

1-800-422-4453

 

First Call for Help in Central and Northern Arizona

1-602-263-8856 From anywhere
1-800-352-3792
Within the 520 area code

 

Information and Referral of Tucson

520-881-1794
1-800-362-3474
Outside the Tucson calling area

 

Legal Counseling for Abuse Victims

480-539-9111

 

National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
1-800-787-3224
TDD

 

National Hotlines and Helplines

 

National Runaway Switchboard

1-800-RUNAWAY

1-800-786-2929

 

National Suicide Hotline

1-800-SUICIDE

1-800-784-2433

 

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

1-866-331-9474

 

Phoenix Crisis Hotline

480-784-1500

 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

School Safety Hotline

1-877-900-1086

 

Teen Victims of Crime Helpline

1-800-FYI-CALL

1-800-394-2255

 

 

 

ACADEMY AT SISTERS

Therapeutic boarding school

for girls, ages 13-18

1-800-910-0412

 

 

SHELTERWOOD

Christian therapeutic boarding school

for teen boys and girls,

with year-round enrollment

1-800-584-5005

 

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20,

with year-round enrollment

417-546-4171

 

 

BONNEVILLE CANYON RETREAT

Life skills learning center

for young men & women, ages 17 and over

1-866-800-9517

 

Programs & Services

 

 

 

Arizona Baptist Children's Services

602-346-2300

Christian agency that offers behavioral health and social welfare programs to children, adolescents and families, including the Little Canyon Residential Treatment Center that  provides short-term residential services to emotionally and behaviorally disturbed male children and adolescents.  Visit Teen Behavior Problems.

 

Arizona Crisis Centers and Domestic Violence Shelters (pdf)

Visit Abuse.

 

Arizona Mentoring Programs

1-888-513-6393

 

Arizona Project Challenge

1-800-296-8110

Free residential military-style educational program operated by the National Guard for Arizona school dropouts, ages 16-18 years old.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

Child and Family Resources, Inc.

520-881-8940

Offers high school and GED programs for teen moms, ages 16-20; summer programs for middle-school youth.  Visit Dropouts.

 

Christian Family Care Agency

602-234-1935 Phoenix

520-296-8255 Tucson

Child and family counseling, attachment therapy,  pregnancy counseling, parenting classes.  Visit Attachment & Attachment Disorders.

 

Community Information and Referral

602-263-8856

Search First Call for Help's database.

 

EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center

480-784-1500  24 Hour

Suicide prevention, counseling, crisis and training services. Visit Teen Suicide.

 

Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona

602-274-7318

Shelter, education, counseling and social support to girls ages 10-18 who suffer from abuse, neglect, teen pregnancy and mental health problems.

 

HomeBase Youth Services

602-263-7773

1-888-254-4297

Outreach and transitional living to homeless and runaway youth.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Information and Referral Services

1-800-362-3474

Comprehensive listing of more than 2500 non-profit and government organizations in Southern Arizona that offer assistance for concerns affecting individuals and families.

 

Job Corps

1-800-733-5627

The nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16-24.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

New Song Center for Grieving Children

480-951-8985

Support group program for grieving children and their families who are dealing with grief caused by the loss of a loved one through death.  Located in Scottsdale and Phoenix.  Visit Grief.

 

Phoenix Youth Firesetters Program

602-262-7757

Visit Firesetting and Youth.

 

Services for Attachment Focused Families and S.A.F.F.E. Environments

480-821-8846

Support, services, and training to families with attachment disordered children.  Visit Attachment & Attachment Disorders.

 

Southern Arizona's Center Against Sexual Assault

520-327-7273 24 Hour

1-800-400-1001

Crisis intervention, specialized counseling, advocacy, prevention education, and professional training.  Visit Abuse: Sexual.

 

STD Clinics in Arizona

Visit Teen Sexual Behavior: Issues & Concerns.

 

Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development (Phoenix)

Provides shelter, counseling, outreach, job development, and residential programs to homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth, ages 9-22.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Youth Haven Ranches

520-466-3093

Year-round Christian outreaches to children in Arizona and Michigan.

 

Youth On Their Own

520-293-1136

Supports the high school graduation of homeless youth by providing financial assistance, basic needs, and guidance.

 

YouthBuild Phoenix

602-534-3687

Leadership development, job training and apprenticeships, alternative school opportunities, peer support groups and life planning assistance to high school dropouts and unemployed youth, ages 18-22.

 

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