Child and Family Support

Banner Health Plans (BHP) is part of Banner Health. BHP is on a mission to make health care easier so life can be better. BHP utilizes the core value of a customer obsessed experience to ensure excellent patient care and a great customer experience. BHP recognizes early-intervention and prevention as a vital component to ensuring safety while instilling hope for children and families. BHP collaborates with members, families, peers, providers, and community agencies to provide resources, education, training, and programs based on best practices to serve Arizona’s children and families.

BHP’s services and supports provided will incorporate the:

  • Arizona Vision
  • 12 Arizona Principles for children’s behavioral health services
  • 9 Guiding Principles for recovery-oriented adult behavioral health services
  • Patient centered treatment and support
  • Inclusion of child and family voice in all aspects of service delivery and support

Learn more about Child and Family Team practice and protocols with the AHCCCS Behavioral Health Practice Tools.

Learn more about services that are covered within the AHCCCS program with the AHCCCS Medical Policy Manual.

Children's Specialty Behavioral Health Provider Directory

Providers can use this directory to support in identifying specialty services and programs that are open to receiving external referrals.

Trauma Informed Care

Through meaningful partnerships with community agencies and system partners, Banner Health Plans enhances the knowledge and practice of Trauma Informed Care.

School-Based Behavioral Health Services

Banner Health Plans is committed to supporting the needs of students and families by increasing the accessibility of behavioral health services in schools.

Specialty Population Services and Resources

Resources for Birth Through Five, Transition Age Youth, Anti-Human Trafficking and LGBTQ+ populations.

Adopted Children Services and Resources

Banner Health Plans is committed to providing timely, quality behavioral health care services for adopted children.

Peer and Family-Run Organizations

Peer and family-run organizations employ parents who have real life experience in the behavioral, medical and/or Department of Child Safety systems.

Peer/Recovery and Family Support Workforce

Learn about Peer/Recovery Support education, requirements, support and monitoring.

Suicide Prevention Resources

These hotlines are available to those experiencing a mental health crisis.