namiaz.org web message board

Welcome everyone to NAMIAZ’s new message board.  Here’s how it works.

In Arizona, there are Regional Behavioral Health Authorities (RBHAs) that manage all the public behavioral health services in certain counties.  Find your RBHA or county below and click on it.

You’ll see four selections with some explanation.  Click on one, scroll to the bottom of the comments that are there, and make your comment.  If you wish, you can make your comment anonymously.  You can also comment on other people’s comments and get a discussion going.  Go for it.  No registration is required.

You’ll notice that there is another selection on the page with the RBHAs.  Called “Other Sutff,” this page is for comments that don’t fit under the RBHAs.  For example, if your commenting on a bill in the legislature, statewide adovcacy, or a state department, your comment might fit best here.

Our topics are:

• Cenpatico - serving Gila, La Paz, Pinal and Yuma Counties
• Community Partnership of Southern Arizona (CPSA) - serving Cochise, Graham, Greenlee and Santa Cruz Counties
• Magellan - serving Maricopa County
• Northern Arizona Regional Behavorial Health Authority (NARBHA) - serving Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo and Yavapai Counties
• Tribal RBHAs
• Other stuff

Here are some things that are important to know:

• This message board will change over time as we get more experience with it.  For example, really popular topics might get their own section.
• We reserve the right to remove any and all comments as we see fit. 
• The opinions and comments expressed on this message board are of each comment’s author, and not NAMI Arizona or its affiliates. 
• NAMI Arizona takes no responsibility in any information provided in any posts.
• This message board is designed for people to discuss their opinions of the behavorial health system.  It is not screened for accuracy.
• This does not replace the specialized training and professional judgement of mental health professionals.  We cannot, and do not, assume the role of a physician or therapist.
• This message board is not a subsitute for professional assistance. 
• Please seek immediate professional help if you have thoughts of suicide or of harming others, if you are unable to provide self-care for essentials of daily living, if you are abusing substances, if you or someone else is in danger or being harmed, and/or if you know someone in any of these situations.