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Prescribing Opioids to Children: The Dangers and Misconceptions
With the rising opioid epidemic at hand, it’s important to safely and efficiently treat chronic pain conditions, especially when it comes to children. Opioids have a similar chemical structure to heroin and have addicting properties. The misuse of opioids can have...
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Offers Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
The Arizona 100 Article; Phoenix, AZ Southwest Behavioral & Health Services will hold an upcoming Youth Mental Health First Aid training at its Administration building in Phoenix on October 2, 2019. Read the full article » The Arizona 100 Article; Phoenix, AZ...
Rock the Park
Payson Roundup Article; Payson, AZ Southwest Behavioral & Health Services was one of the participants at the Northern Gila County Community Drug Task Force's first drug awareness event, Rock the Park. Read the full article » Payson Roundup Article; Payson, AZ...
Maricopa County Develops Program to Help Felony Offenders With Mental Health Issues
KJZZ Article/Segment; Phoenix, AZ The Maricopa County Attorney's Office signed a contract in August with Southwest Behavioral & Health Services to try to offer treatment instead of incarceration for some people whose criminal actions were likely influenced by...
Echoes of Gunshots from El Paso, Dayton Reach Peoria
Peoria Independent Article; Peoria, AZ Dr. William Marsh, licensed clinical psychologist at SB&H, said mass shootings are incredibly tragic and weigh heavy on society, and emphasized the importance of remaining aware of these feelings and managing them through...
Coping with School Stress
With summer vacation coming to an end for Arizona teens, it’s important to talk about a serious health threat teens are facing… Stress. Teens experience a variety of stressors in middle school and high school including, discovering who they are, bullying, homework,...
Michelle Griffith Named VP of HR at SB&H
AZ Business Leaders Article; Phoenix, AZ Michelle Griffith, a human resources leader with extensive HR experience, has been named the new vice president of human resources. Griffith is a change and transformational HR leader focused on integrating the people strategy...
From Interns to Graduates: Cobb Helps Recognize First Students to Complete Tri-State Youth Program
Mohave Valley Daily News Article; Bullhead City, AZ At the recent Tri-State Youth Internship and Leadership graduation, Southwest Behavioral & Health Services was named mentor of the year. The company took on two interns. Waheed Zehri, founder and CEO,...
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Celebrates Recovery College Graduates
My Local News - Arizona Article; Phoenix, AZ SB&H celebrated recent graduates of the Recovery College in a ceremony on July 9. The graduates have spent the past six months learning Positive Psychology strategies for their own personal and professional growth...
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Supports Local Community with Pay It Forward Adopt-A-Street Garbage Pickup Effort
My Local News - Central Phoenix Article; Phoenix, AZ SB&H held a Pay It Forward Adopt-A-Street Garbage Pickup event on Thursday, June 20th, where both staff and client volunteers joined the effort to clean up trash and debris on 7th Street from Indian School Road...