Arizona

Programs and Services

Childhelp Arizona offers an array of child abuse prevention and education programs for children, families, and professionals who work with children.  Arizona is home to the Childhelp National Headquarters, as well as:

Prevention

The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) Serves the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Established in 1982, it is anonymous and confidential and is staffed by professional crisis counselors who, through translators, can provide assistance in 140 languages.

The Childhelp Children's Center of Arizona

The center provides opportunities for cross-agency consultation and continuing education for professionals in child abuse-related fields (available to community professionals, as well as the on-site staff).

The child-friendly environment and team approach with law enforcement, medical and child protective services officials, increases efficiency while minimizing the trauma to the child.

Internships and field experiences also are available for students entering the areas of social services and mental health, with an emphasis on working with child abuse victims and survivors.

Intervention:

The Childhelp Children's Center of Arizona

The center, which opened in 1998, utilizes a highly effective, one-stop approach to the investigation and treatment of child abuse. The child-friendly environment and team approach with law enforcement, medical and child protective services officials, increases efficiency while minimizing the trauma to the child. 

Artwork from the walls of the The Children's Center of Arizona

The state-of-the-art facility houses more than 60 full-time professionals in the areas of law enforcement, child protective services, medicine, mental health, and prosecution-all of whom work together as a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary team to reduce further trauma to the child while, at the same time, strengthening the investigative process.

Childhelp  Children's Mobile Advocacy Center of Northern Arizona

The Childhelp Children's Mobile Advocacy Center of Northern Arizona

A partnership with Safe Child Center at Flagstaff Medical Center, the Childhelp Children's Mobile Advocacy Center of Northern Arizona provides a variety of services to abused children in rural and tribal communities. The first of its kind in Arizona, the mobile center offers one-stop multidisciplinary services at selected locations in Northeastern Arizona, reducing investigation time and trauma for abuse victims and their non-offending family members. 

Volunteer Opportunities 

Volunteer opportunities in Arizona range from supervising children in the advocacy center playroom to stuffing envelopes with event invitations. Contact the region directly to learn more about current volunteer opportunities.

You also may want to become a member of one of the volunteer chapters, which hold regular meetings and organize local events to benefit Childhelp programs. For more information on becoming a member of one of the Childhelp volunteer chapters, contact the Childhelp Director of Chapter Relations at (480) 922-8212.

 

Wish List

Items like books, games and toys suitable for boys and girls, age 12 and younger are in demand at the Arizona offices and facilities.

In-kind donations of products and services typically are in demand at the various Arizona offices and facilities. If you are interested in making an in-kind donation, contact the Childhelp National Headquarters at (480) 922-8212 or the center at (602) 271-4500.

Suggested items include the following:

• Office supplies
• Copy Paper
• Printing Services
• Stamps or metered postage for mailings
• Paper products (towels, tissues, etc.)
• New clothing, books, games and toys suitable for boys and girls, age 12   and younger
• Tickets to movies, water parks, sporting events
• Computer games
• Nonviolent videos suitable for children age 12 and younger
• Music, dance or craft lessons

Childhelp Children's Center of Arizona

Every child who comes to the center gets to pick a toy to keep from the gift closet. Given the circumstances that a child is in, this toy is often the only possession they have to call their own.

 Suggested toys include:

• Balls (footballs, baseballs, basketballs; etc.)
• Trivia games
• Hand-held electronic games
• Puzzles
• Lip Gloss
• Journals and Pens
• Scrapbooks
• Hair clips and scrunchies
• Art supplies
• Walkmans/Radios
• Barbies & accessories
• Hot Wheels cars