Pinal Hispanic Council’s Community Newsletter

 Anxiety!

Are you yelling at family over things that wouldn’t have bothered you before and don’t even know why? Are you eating without even chewing, and swallowing in gulps, feeling it’s an inconvenience in your rushed schedule? Are you feeling exhausted when you get up in the morning? Here are some suggestions of how to improve the quality of your life and reset your priorities;

1.        Practice deep breathing, inhaling through your nose, hold it for a count of 4, then exhaling through your mouth. After doing this several times picture a light fresh color coming in when you inhale and picture a dark thick color going out when you exhale.

2.       Put on some relaxing music and sit and listen to it quietly. Light a candle, do something to change from being part of the problem to being part of the solution.

Thoughts for the Day,

Pinal Hispanic Council Offices

 712 N. Main St Eloy 85231

466-7765

556 S. Arizona Blvd. Coolidge 85231

723-7405

519 N. Main St. Eloy 85231

466-0921

330 N. Picacho St. Casa Grande 85222

876-5833

Crisis Hot-line Numbers

Daytime          836-2880

Evening           1-800-890-2880

Horizon Human Services Crisis

836-1688

Eloy Police      466-7324

Tips for Success

By Arnie Kahn, PHC Counselor, B.A., C.S.A.C.

What does the word FUN mean to you? Is it something you remember from childhood or something that you don’t have time for and other people do?

Sit down and write a list for yourself of what were things you did as a child that were fun. Also include in the list what were some hobbies you used to enjoy, whether it was collecting something, or making something. Then add to the list what are some things that you have always wanted to do for fun and never pursued for one reason or another. Now, pick one of those things and do it! Go the toy store and buy a frisbee to play with your kids, enroll in a night school class and take pottery making or kite building, go get that sleeping bag and plan a camping trip. The reality is, if you don’t make time to do something for yourself now you probably won’t later. Put aside the excuses and make it a habit by doing it continuously for several weeks, no matter what. LIVE LIFE!!!!

Benefits of AHCCCS 

Aside from being able to have your physical needs covered for you and your family by access to doctors’, hospitals’ and medications, there are  also benefits available for you and your family’s mental well being. With AHCCCS you have several services immediately available to you from our agency;

1.        Individual counseling – We specialize in counseling both adults and children on an individual basis offering a professional staff with years of experience in a variety of  fields including anger management, substance abuse, and working with seriously mentally ill members.

2.        Family counseling  - We see families for the same topics listed above also including couples therapy, and relationship therapy of how all can heal even though it appears only one has a problem.

3.       Inpatient or Residential services – We have funding to assist placing  people  into therapeutic inpatient facilities that are better equipped to deal with more extreme life circumstances such as therapeutic group homes for adolescents,  detoxification centers for alcohol, 45 day treatment centers for substance abuse, hospitals to stabilize someone who has become a danger to themselves or others.

4.       Group counseling - We offer group counseling in anger management and substance abuse at both our Eloy and Coolidge offices at times convenient to our members.

Remember, we are here for you, please feel free to use our services and if you do not have AHCCCS please contact DES to see if you qualify under their new guidelines.