“I finally had the courage to leave an abusive relationship, file for dissolution and an order of protection.  My legal bills alone are often almost all of my take home pay.”

Mental Health Matters

DID YOU KNOW?

1. 902,000 adults in Arizona have a mental health condidtion. That's more than 4 TIMES the population of Gleandale. 
2. 1 out of every 8 emergency room visits involves a mental helath or substance abuse issue. 
3. Depression is the #1 leading cause of disability in the world and mental illnes costs AMerican $193.2 BILLION in lost earnings every year. 

* References can be found at www.nami.org/policystats. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organizationdedicated to building better lives forthe millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

“After the sudden death of my only child (6 years old) I find it extremely difficult to work because my profession is in childcare.  I have been unemployed for 7 months and am able to just start dipping my toes back into the water with temp jobs.  I am trying to breath and get through each day.”

“I was laid off of my job and just started working again making a little more than half what my salary was.  I have a child with a heart condition whose medical maintenance takes a large part of our flexible spending each year.  My church is helping me with my individual therapy, but my therapist highly recommends group therapy for me as well.”

“My husband lost his job as a result of domestic violence.  I was the victim.  He is pending a felony charge and I have an order of protection on him.  I am working fulltime with three kids.  Making ends meet seems impossible right now."

​“I was receiving services, but lost my job. It’s important to me to continue my counseling work, but I can no longer afford services.”

“We are a family of five.  We live on my husband’s disability income.  My husband is a Veteran and uses the VA for medical care.  The children and I are on AHCCCS plans.  Our adopted son has become caught up in pornography.  We have searched for a program like Band of Brothers, which is what he needs, but the cost of individual and group therapy for our son is not feasible at this time.