Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona

Residential: Florence Crittenton's behavioral health residential facility is a licensed, 40-bed residential facility located in midtown phoenix that provides 24-hour supervision and treatment for girls (ages 10-18) who have experienced a behavioral health crisis. Within a 90 to 120 day time frame, the bhrf helps girls 1) stabilize mood and behavior, 2) improve bio-psycho-social functioning; 3) build skills to support success at home, school, and in the community, 4) reduce risk factors, and 5) discharge to a less restrictive setting. Individual, group, and family therapy and substance abuse treatment are provided along with activities such as pilates, art, gardening, life-skills training, and supervised off-site field trips. Nationally recognized, evidence-based interventions are incorporated including the seven challenges, emdr eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and dialectical behavioral skill building. Attachment regulation and competency (arc) framework, a flexible, component-based intervention designed specifically for children and adolescents impacted by complex trauma has also been implemented. In fiscal year 2022, 64 girls received Services within our behavioral health residential facility. As Florence Crittenton provides outpatient Services, youth in care are afforded the opportunity to continue with their therapeutic supports after transitioning out of the behavioral health residential facility. In fiscal year 2022, 5 girls remained in aftercare counseling.

Permanent supportive housing: located in midtown phoenix, uplift provides permanent supportive housing for young women (ages 18-25). Many uplift residents have no stable family support systems, have opted out of the state's foster care system prematurely, have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, and lack the skills necessary to live independently. In fiscal year 2022, 8 young women were provided safe and stable housing.

Charter organization:girls leadership academy of Arizona (glaaz), strives to be a leader in education and college preparatory for girls in our community. Glaaz is an nca/advanced accredited public charter high-school, and the only free single gender high-school in Arizona. Benefits within our settings includes: small class sizes, early college access, award winning staff and administrations, highly qualified and certified teachers, support for students including tutoring, avid and a weekly advisory program, and relevant curricula including service learning, civic engagement and internship opportunities. Glaaz partners with phoenix college, bringing their college professors to our campus to teach college level courses to our students. Under concurrent enrollment, students earn credit for both high school and college. This is a unique opportunity for students to experience what college classes are really like. Because glaaz covers the tuition, this is a huge savings towards a college education.during fiscal 2022, the operations of glaaz was transferred to cplc community schools, a related entity.