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Arizona

A Precious Soul Gone, Not Forgotten….

By Emily Selby, Counselor The community of Bullhead City lost an AMAZING soul. Corky Cornell was a longtime resident of Bullhead City with his wife and children. Corky was a business owner and a member of numerous organizations throughout his journey in Bullhead City, AZ. Corky donated time and money to several organizations he believed […]

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WestCare Arizona Supports “Wear Blue Day”

By Emily Selby, Counselor Earlier this month, WestCare Arizona went blue in support of Human Trafficking Awareness Day, recognized every year on Jan. 11! In an estimate from the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 27 million people around the world are taken against their will and forced into human trafficking. It is important that […]

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Arizona

WestCare Arizona Celebrates Recovery in the Park

By Emily Selby, Behavioral Health Technician September was recovery month and what better way to celebrate all of those in recovery than having an annual event! Taking part and sharing the triumphs of those in recovery with fellow providers gives us the opportunity to share stories and information with the community. Our community partners at […]

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Congratulations to Our Newest Laughlin Drug Court Graduate! 

By Emily Selby, Behavioral Health Technician, WestCare Arizona  WestCare Arizona is proud to be part of the Laughlin Drug Court Team. This program provides clients with an alternate route to change their life! Using treatment, group therapy, incentives, and sanctions, their program has proved to be successful over the years. Our most recent graduate, Greg […]

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The Colorado River Women’s Council’s Leadership Program

By Emily Selby, Counselor/BHT Our System Advocate, Stephanie Bethards, has been attending the Colorado River Women’s Council’s Leadership Program for the past nine months. During this intense training, Stephanie was able to gain key leadership skills pertaining to negotiations, board service, strategic alignment, and leading with authenticity and vulnerability. The program is designed to help […]

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Arizona Success Stories

Starting Over Anew

By Cheryl Debatt, Vice President Congratulations on a job well done! Michael P. recently went from homeless to employed thanks to the help of Chaz Martinez, Program Director for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Communities Opioid Resources Program (RCORP). When the call was received that a homeless man needed help to change […]

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A Place of Refuge, A Place for Healing

By Cheryl DeBatt, Vice President “Welcome to our safe place” was written on a rock placed in a beautiful garden behind The Safe House, a place many call home who are escaping domestic violence. The garden was created by our mothers and their children that we serve. While restructuring their lives, plants are planted, watered, […]

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Collaboration in the Community

By Emily Selby, Case Manager/BHT Chaz Martinez, Program Director of WestCare Arizona’s Rural Communities Opioid Resources Program (RCORP), conducted a RCORP consortium meeting at Mohave Community College on January 21. The meeting’s objective was to give an overview of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) program and how consortium members and their organizations can […]

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Arizona

The Community Comes Together to Make Spirits Bright

By Cheryl DeBatt, Vice President Thank you, thank you, and thank you is just not enough to express the gratefulness that we feel. Every December, we receive numerous donations from our community to help support our programs during the holiday season. This year was no different and went beyond anything that we could imagine. We […]

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Arizona

New Look, New Life

By Emily Selby, Case Manager/BHT The women of Bentley Place Hair Design have done it again! They hosted our annual Day of Beauty for the women of WestCare Arizona’s Hildy’s House residential program, the Safehouse, and the Diamond House sober living home. The women were all treated to haircuts and manicures by their staff. Owner, […]