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Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
"The mission of the Arizona Board of Behavioral Examiners is to protect the public by maintaining and enforcing certification standards for behavioral health professionals in the fields of social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, and substance abuse counseling."

Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners - Social Work
This page provides information about current requirements for licensed Arizona social workers.

Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
AzCADV's mission is "To lead, to advocate, to educate, to collaborate, to end domestic violence in Arizona."

Arizona Community Action Association
ACAA develops strategies to combat local and statewide poverty issues.

Arizona Department of Economic Security: Division of Children, Youth and Famlies - Child Protective Services
"The Division of Children, Youth and Families is a human service organization dedicated to achieving safety, well-being and permanency for children, youth and families through leadership and the provision of quality services in partnership with communities."

Arizona Department of Health and Human Services

Arizona Medical Association
"The mission of the Arizona Medical Association is to promote and provide leadership in the art and science of medicine; to preserve and improve the health of all the people in Arizona by developing and maintaining the highest standards; to represent the physician and the profession in the public forum; and to defend the freedom and ability of the physician to practice medicine in the best interests of the patient."

Arizona Nurses Association
"The Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA) is the only statewide professional association of registered nurses, and is a constituent member of the American Nurses Association (ANA)."

Arizona Parenting Alliance
"The Arizona Parenting Alliance (APA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and advocacy organization dedicated to reducing social ills, strengthening families and improving the lives of Arizona's children by promoting involved and responsible parenting, positive youth development and responsible images in media."

Arizona Prevention Resource Center
"The Arizona Prevention Resource Center (APRC) is a catalyst to promote effective prevention through the use of evidence based practices that improve social outcomes by providing dynamic training, planning and evaluation services."

Arizona's Children Association
"Arizona’s Children Association is grounded in a very simple mission: Protecting Children. Preserving Families. Founded in 1912 as an orphanage to care for the state's parentless children, Arizona's Children Association has evolved into the state's largest and oldest non-profit, full-service child welfare and behavioral health agency."

Arizona's Smoker Hotline
From the Arizona Department of Health Services Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (TEPP) and the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.

Arizonans for Children, Inc
"Arizonans for Children Inc. (AFC), incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, exists to facilitate opportunities and provide effective solutions to alleviate hardships and improve the fragile lives of the abused, abandoned, and neglected children in foster care."

AZLawHelp.org
"AZLawHelp.org is a collaborative project of: Community Legal Services, DNA People's Legal Services, Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc., The Volunteer Lawyer's Program, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, and The William E. Morris Institute for Justice."

AZLegalAdvocate.org
"AZLegalAdvocate.org is for legal aid attorneys, pro bono lawyers, legal aid advocates and staff, and professionals interested in increasing access to justice for people who can't afford an attorney."

Children's Action Alliance
"Children's Action Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan research, education and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of all of Arizona's children and families. Through research, publications, media campaigns and advocacy, we act as a strong and independent voice for children."

City of Phoenix: Head Start Program
The mission of the City of Phoenix Human Services Department is "To provide comprehensive social services to improve the quality of life for Phoenix residents."

Foster Angels of Arizona
"Foster Angels of Arizona Serving Together, Inc. (FAAST) helps school-aged foster youth and young adults to achieve academic success by providing mentoring programs and by developing a network of community partnerships that support youth in making a successful transition to adulthood."

Morrison Institute for Public Policy
"Morrison Institute for Public Policy bridges the gap between academic scholarship and public policy through services to public and private sector clients and independent research. Providing research, program evaluation, and outreach to organizations in Arizona and throughout the United States, Morrison is a unit within the School of Public Affairs, College of Public Programs at Arizona State University."

National Association of Social Workers - Arizona Chapter
"The Arizona Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is the largest professional association of social workers in Arizona with over 2,000 members from all over the state. The Chapter is dedicated to promoting the quality and effectiveness of social work practice in a state rich with diversity. Wherever you work, whomever you serve, the National Association of Social Workers - Arizona Chapter is your link to ideas, information, resources and the brightest and best social workers in the state."

Office of Governer Janet Napolitano: Child Protective Services Reform

People's Information Guide (2007-2009)
Provided by the Arizona Community Action Association and freely available in both English and Spanish.

Save the Family Foundation of Arizona
"We help children in homeless families by treating the whole family with programs to break the negative cycles of poverty, abuse, and homelessness. We strengthen the Valley's communities by facilitating the transition of families to financial and emotional self-sufficiency."

State of Arizona Telephone Directory

Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development
"Tumbleweed serves our homeless, runaway, and at risk youth in Phoenix, Arizona. We provide shelter, counseling, outreach, job development, and more to youths ages nine up to age twenty-two."