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InSHAPE Delivers Health Results at Southwest Behavioral & Health Services
Arizona Daily Sun Article; Flagstaff, AZ
InSHAPE, a national program now offered at the Flagstaff Southwest Behavioral & Health Services (SB&H) outpatient clinic, pairs eligible clinic members with free health mentors to help them establish healthier lifestyles in the areas of physical activity, diet, smoking and community integration.
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Sponsors Youth Town Hall
My Local News - Arizona Article; Phoenix, AZ
Eight Black Student Union organizations from the Phoenix Union High School District attended South Mountain W.O.R.K.S. Coalition’s annual Youth Town Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The event was hosted at Brooks Academy in South Phoenix and was sponsored by Southwest Behavioral & Health Services, Black Wall Street Arizona and the African Diaspora Advisory Council of Arizona. The event shed light on the important public health issue of drug and alcohol abuse that heavily impacts our communities.
SB&H Adds Board Member
AZ Business Leaders Article; Phoenix, AZ
Southwest Behavioral and Health Services (SB&H) today announced that Karen Evers, a recognized business leader with over 21 years of human resources and facilities experience, has been appointed to the board of directors. Currently a senior vice president of human resources & facilities at Nautilus Insurance Group, Evers has been leading HR teams for over 13 years, working in a variety of industries including nonprofit, healthcare and insurance.
Arizona Business Leaders 2020
AZ Business Leaders Article; Phoenix, AZ
Steven Sheets, Southwest Behavioral & Health Services' CEO, was profiled on page 64 of AZ Big Media - Arizona Business Leaders 2020 issue; leaders featured were selected from a pool of more than 5,000 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and the best and brightest Arizona business leaders.
Here Are the Winners of the First Az Business Angels Awards
AZ Big Media Article; Phoenix, AZ
SB&H was one of the agencies in attendance at the first Az Business Angels awards; the goal of this event is to engage the nonprofit leaders of Arizona in order to learn more about their missions, the causes they support and the people who work tirelessly to serve them, and to pay tribute to the leaders of Arizona’s for-profit community who sit on boards, donate time, support company community initiatives and give back through various means to the nonprofit community.
Married Instructors a Team Both at Home and at MCC
Mohave Valley Daily News Article; Bullhead City, AZ
Cole and Sierra Stewart are instructors at Mohave Community College, they’re husband and wife, and doctoral candidates. Together, they strive to make sure that their students leave class knowing what they need to know to keep pursuing a degree in psychology, and note that one of the greatest components of the social and behavioral science degree pathway is the externship opportunity students have with SB&H.
ABC 15 Halloween and Candy/Medicine Mix-ups
ABC 15 Video; Phoenix, AZ
Dr. William Marsh, SB&H Outpatient Program Director, joined Kaley O'Kelley on ABC 15’s “Sonoran Living” to discuss candy and medicine mix-ups and how parents can keep their children safe this Halloween season.
"Reach Out" Showing Effectiveness in Reducing Recidivism
Sedona.biz Article; Prescott, AZ
SB&H is a proud partner of the Reach Out Initiative, which includes a team of stakeholders that cross over multiple systems, including mental health, substance use, law enforcement, pretrial services, courts, jails, community corrections, housing, health, social services, family members and many others. The goal is to improve cross-system collaborations to reduce involvement in the justice system by people with mental and substance abuse disorders.
Behavioral Health Panelists Inspire Students
GCU Magazine Article; Phoenix, AZ
At Grand Canyon University's Behavioral Health Science Career Panel, SB&H's Elizabeth Fischer and Seth Strawn were among a group of five professional panelists to talk with students and give advice, such as taking care of yourself by not bringing your client’s troubles home and being flexible because you never stop learning.
Local Nonprofit Brings Internships to Kingman
Kingman Daily Miner Article; Kingman, AZ
After the success of the last year’s program in Bullhead City, Dr. Waheed Zehri, the founder and CEO of the Tri-State Youth Internship & Leadership nonprofit, brought his paid internship program to Kingman and Lake Havasu City. Kingman Regional Medical Center will take interns, as well as the Premier Home Health Agency, Southwest Behavioral & Health Services, and a couple of local doctors.
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