Behavioral Health Services
Banner Health Plans (BHP) is committed to providing timely, quality behavioral health care services for adopted children. BHP will work with our contracted behavioral health providers to verify that behavioral health services are offered in a timely fashion.
Behavioral Health Appointment Standards
- Initial Assessment: Also known as an intake assessment, this must be scheduled by a behavioral health provider within seven days of the caregiver’s request.
- Behavioral Health Service Appointment: Following the initial or ongoing assessment of a behavioral health need, the first service must begin within 21 calendar days.
If services are not provided within the required timeframe, the caregiver must notify the following:
Learn more about accessing behavioral health services.
Resources for Adoptive Families
The following resources specialize in providing support to foster and adoptive families.
- Adoptive Families
800-372-3300
- A Family for Every Child
541-343-2856
- Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents (AZAFAP)
602-884-1801
- AHCCCS Resources for Foster/Kinship/Adoptive Families
602-364-4558
- Kinship and Adoption Resource and Education (KARE) Family Center
520-323-4476
- Lodestar Family Connections Center (LFCC)
602-254-2275 Ext. 4478
- DCS Adoption Subsidy Unit | Apache, Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave and Yavapai
602-771-6470
- DCS Adoption Subsidy Unit | Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yuma
520-885-8002