Mental Health

Links to the websites below do not imply an endorsement. Although every effort has been made to ensure that the resources provided herein are accurate and timely, the Arizona Department of Education is not responsible for the information contained in the websites linked below.

Local Resources

Child Crisis Arizona offers no-cost resources for families through parenting classes, workshops, children’s playgroups, support groups and family events.
ConnectionsAZ is a physician-led crisis response center that specializes in providing emergency/crisis psychiatric services 24 hours/day, 365 days/year.
Family Involvement Center/Parent Assistance Center (PAC)
MARC Community Resources is a free service that provides mental and behavioral health information and resources.
Mental Health Association of America of Arizona educates and advocates for all those individuals and families impacted by mental illness.
NAMI - Valley of the Sun Phoenix office of National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI of Southern Arizona
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Go to Find your Local NAMI to locate the NAMI office in your city.

National Resources

Diagnostic-Specific Resources

Page revised 12/15/20

From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: NEW Special Education Data Dashboard Wed, May 18 2022 Data Management, Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

NEW Special Education Data Dashboard

The NEW Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) opens on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (today). The purpose of this application is to provide a one-stop shop for public education agencies (PEAs) to securely view their special education data as well as a redacted statewide view. By viewing relevant data in one place, PEAs can see how it all ties together and ultimately, how it all culminates into the indicators outlined in the State Performance Plan (SPP) / Annual Performance Report (APR).

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY22 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey required by all Public School Districts only opens on 5/18/22 Wed, May 18 2022 Data Management, Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

FY22 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey required by all Public School Districts only opens on 5/18/22

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public education agency (PEA) maintain its records and provide to the State information related to parentally placed private elementary and secondary school student covered under §§ 300.130 through 300.144.

The application will open on 5/18/22 and close for submissions on 8/3/22.