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Prevention
Helps strengthen families through interventions such as family support, counseling, and youth programs.
Strengthening Families Since 1987
Family support with a cinematic sense of hope.
M.I.K.I.D. exists to improve the behavioral health and wellness of children and youth through a family centered approach.
1987Strengthening families since
8Arizona locations
80%+Staff with lived experience
About M.I.K.I.D.
The largest family-run behavioral health organization in Arizona.
M.I.K.I.D. is a non-profit, licensed outpatient clinic and family-run behavioral health organization serving children, youth, and families.
Through eight locations in Arizona, M.I.K.I.D. supports families with behavioral health, wellness, support, navigation, and family-centered care.
Over 80% of staff have lived experience as family members, parents, or young adults with behavioral health issues, and 51% of the Board of Directors have lived experience.
Three Key Components
Prevention, navigation, and reunification.
Services are organized around practical family support, youth programs, counseling, system navigation, and reunification assistance.
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Navigation
Assists families with navigating behavioral health systems, child-serving systems, and adult-serving systems, with support provided by individuals with lived experience.
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Reunification
Provides reunification support through the ParentSupport Now program and helps families facing alternative dispositions.
Our Partners
Connected care means a stronger safety net.
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Stories of Hope
“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible.”– Anonymous
Millie J
"I am the guardian of my grandson. Three years ago I was at a loss walking out of my grandson's therapy appointment after he ran away. I walked by M.I.K.I.D. and went in and stood in the lobby and cried. Not knowing anything about the agency and what they did, I just saw “Mentoring & Inspiring Kids In Development” and I just knew this is where i needed to be."
Children's Mental Health
Children's mental disorders are an important public health issue in the United States.
It is estimated that 13%–20% of children living in the United States experience a mental disorder in a given year. Because of the impact on children, families, and communities, children's mental disorders are an important public health issue.
Get Involved
Support families in your community.
Visitors are encouraged to support or engage with M.I.K.I.D. through volunteering, donations, events, careers, and shared stories.
Newsletter
Stay connected to the work.
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