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Residential Treatment Program
Native American Connections provides inpatient, residential treatment services for substance abuse and co-occurring behavioral health issues and disorders.
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We help adults, single parents, and families with young children on their recovery journey with substance use disorder or addiction to alcohol or drugs.
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Since 1978, our trusted treatment services have been licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. Traditional healing ceremonies are integrated with research-based practices through our substance use treatment programs, providing an environment to heal the mind, body, and spirit.
NAC accepts Medicaid, AHCCCS, and other personal or tribal funding sources. Learn more about our continuum of care and get started on your recovery path.
Native American Connections provides inpatient, residential treatment services for substance abuse and co-occurring behavioral health issues and disorders.
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Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is based around an 8 week program that provides services for substance use and co-occurring disorders for individuals 18 years and older.
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Supported by a live-in Recovery Coach, actively participate in NAC's Intensive Outpatient Program along with cultural activities and community and in-house support groups.
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AA Meetings Open to Public! Hosted at NAC Outpatient on Wednesdays and Patina Mountain Preserve on Thursdays.
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Culture & spirituality are essential to healing. Native American traditional healing ceremonies are interwoven with research-based practices throughout our health programs.
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Refer patients directly to NAC's care by completing and sending a Client Registration Form to intake@nativeconnections.org or faxing (602) 424-1623.
Members of tribal communities, partnering agencies, and other organizations, please contact us at 602-424-2060 for additional information about developing a referral program with NAC.
Native American Connections' mission is to improve the lives of Native American population through health, housing and community development services. With the mission to serve Native people, more than 50% of our organization's behavioral health services and resources are provided to the Native American community. Indigenous People of the Americas have a rich heritage of inherited knowledge passed on by ancestral languages since time immemorial through oral archivists and oral language. This knowledge has been passed on through a wide range of ceremonies, stories, dances, theatrics and instruction. Everything from social and kinship rules to when and how to plant and harvest were passed from generation to generation through our ancient languages. Native languages were not written until after colonization and still remain spoken languages today. Tribal languages were significantly impacted by colonization and the placement of Native children into boarding schools for over 100 years where they were required to speak English and punished for speaking their tribal language. With history in mind, NAC does not translate documents into written language, and receives few requests for oral language interpreting. NAC does identify employees who speak languages other than English and utilizes health plan interpretation vendors and Native community interpreters as needed.
NAC has Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) and Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) funds that can be used to fund substance use treatment services for people who live in Maricopa County. This funding may also be used when substance use treatment services are not covered by a person's private insurance plan.
NAC accepts Medicaid / AHCCCS.
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