what they reported doing
Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.
- #1 primary $4.34MCHILDREN SERVICES - PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, MEDS MANAGEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS SERVICES, CHILD & FAMILY TEAMS, FAMILY & GROUP THERAPY, IN-HOME SERVICES AND ACUTE RESIDENTIAL CARE
- #2 $8.39MGENERAL MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE - PSYCHIATRIC SRVICES, MEDS MANAGEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS SERVICES AND INDIVIDUAL & GROUP THERAPY
what they call their work
what they do
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Outpatient Behavioral Health Services 14 activities
- Adult Mental Health TreatmentProvides inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults with conditions including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders, coordinating care between primary and psychiatric health providers.
- Comprehensive Mental Health Treatment ServicesProvides inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults with conditions including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders, with coordinated care between primary and psychiatric providers to support early intervention.
- Comprehensive Mental Health Treatment for AdultsProvides inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults with conditions including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders, with care coordination between primary and psychiatric providers to support early intervention.
- Day Treatment and Therapeutic Support ProgramsOperates a day treatment program for mental health clients four days per week and the Thrive outpatient day program, which includes structured activities, meals, socialization, and skills development for clients with mental health challenges.
- Intensive Outpatient ProgramsProvides an Intensive Outpatient Program consisting of 36 sessions held three times per week for three hours each, and a day treatment program for mental health clients four days per week.
- Intensive Outpatient Substance Use ProgramProvides an Intensive Outpatient Program for substance use, consisting of 36 sessions held three times per week for three hours each.
- Intensive Outpatient Substance Use ProgramProvides an Intensive Outpatient Program consisting of 36 sessions held three times per week for three hours each, along with a medically assisted treatment (MAT) program combining FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies.
- Intensive Outpatient Substance Use and Mental Health ProgramsProvides an Intensive Outpatient Program with 36 sessions held three times per week, along with outpatient psychiatric services and the Thrive day program, which offers structured activities, meals, socialization, and skills development.
- Intensive Outpatient Substance Use and Mental Health ProgramsProvides an Intensive Outpatient Program with 36 sessions (three times per week, three hours each) and operates the Thrive outpatient day program four days per week, offering structured activities, meals, socialization, and skills development for clients with mental health and substance use challenges.
- Mental Health Day Treatment ProgramOperates a day treatment program for mental health clients four days per week.
- Outpatient Day Program for Mental HealthOperates an outpatient day program called Thrive that includes structured activities, meals, socialization, and skills development for clients with mental health challenges.
- Outpatient Psychiatric ServicesProvides outpatient psychiatric services, including those at the Prescott Valley Campus, and offers inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults with various conditions, coordinating care between primary and psychiatric providers.
- Outpatient Psychiatric and Mental Health TreatmentProvides inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults with conditions including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders, including court-ordered services through the Connections Center and outpatient psychiatric services on Ruth Street and at the Prescott Valley Campus.
- Thrive Outpatient Day ProgramOperates an outpatient day program called Thrive that includes structured activities, meals, socialization, and skills development for clients with mental health challenges.
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Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Programs 5 activities
- Center for Recovery and Whole-Person ServicesOpened a new Center for Recovery in January 2026 to deliver integrated, whole-person substance use services.
- Expansion and Facility DevelopmentOpened the Center for Recovery in January 2026, the Connections Center on January 6, 2025, established the Prescott Valley Campus, and opened Cortez Clinic as its first permanent facility to expand access to mental health and substance use services.
- Facility Development and ExpansionOpened the Center for Recovery in January 2026, established the Cortez Clinic as its first permanent facility, and opened the Prescott Valley Campus as a permanent service site.
- Outpatient Psychiatric ServicesEstablished outpatient psychiatric services in a modular building on Ruth Street and opened the Prescott Valley Campus as a permanent service site.
- Permanent and Mobile Service FacilitiesOperates multiple permanent service sites including the Cortez Clinic, Prescott Valley Campus, and a modular building on Ruth Street for outpatient psychiatric services, and opened the Connections Center on January 6, 2025, for court-ordered mental health treatment.
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Senior Support Services 5 activities
- Community Support and Volunteer ProgramsOffers free and confidential support groups facilitated by volunteers in the Quad-City area and matches trained volunteers with homebound or isolated older adults for companionship, light household assistance, transportation, and respite support.
- Senior Companionship and AssistanceMatches trained volunteers with homebound or isolated older adults for regular companionship, light household assistance, transportation, and respite support for caregivers.
- Senior Companionship and In-Home Support ServicesMatches trained volunteers with homebound or isolated older adults for regular companionship and provides light household assistance, transportation, and respite support through volunteer visits.
- Senior Companionship and SupportMatches trained volunteers with homebound or isolated older adults for regular companionship, light household assistance, transportation, and respite support for caregivers.
- Senior Companionship and Support ServicesMatches trained volunteers with homebound or isolated older adults for regular companionship and support, providing homebound seniors with companionship, light household assistance, transportation, and respite support for caregivers through volunteer visits.
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24/7 Crisis Hotline Operations 5 activities
- Crisis Stabilization ServicesOperates a 24/7 crisis stabilization unit in Prescott Valley, AZ, providing short-term observation chairs, inpatient beds, crisis assessment, psychiatric medication management, peer support, safety planning, and discharge planning.
- Crisis Stabilization UnitOperates a 24/7 crisis stabilization unit in Prescott Valley, AZ, providing short-term observation chairs, inpatient beds, crisis assessment, psychiatric medication management, peer support, safety planning, and discharge planning.
- Crisis Stabilization and 24/7 Mental Health Crisis ServicesOperates a 24/7 crisis stabilization unit in Prescott Valley with short-term observation chairs and inpatient beds, providing crisis assessment, psychiatric medication management, peer support, safety planning, and discharge planning.
- Crisis Stabilization and 24/7 Mental Health ServicesOperates a 24/7 crisis stabilization unit in Prescott Valley, AZ, providing short-term observation, inpatient beds, crisis assessment, psychiatric medication management, peer support, safety planning, and discharge planning with connections to outpatient treatment.
- Crisis Stabilization and 24/7 Mental Health ServicesOperates a 24/7 crisis stabilization unit in Prescott Valley, AZ, offering short-term observation chairs, inpatient beds, crisis assessment, psychiatric medication management, peer support, safety planning, and discharge planning with connections to outpatient treatment.
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Student Wellness & Support Services 5 activities
- School-Based Mental Health ServicesProvides school-based therapy, case management, and direct support services to students ages 4–21 experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
- School-Based Mental Health ServicesDelivers school-based therapy, case management, and direct support services to students ages 4–21 experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
- School-Based Mental Health ServicesProvides school-based therapy, case management, and direct support services to students ages 4–21 experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
- School-Based Mental Health ServicesProvides school-based therapy, case management, and direct support services to students ages 4–21 experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
- School-Based Therapy and SupportProvides school-based therapy, case management, and direct support services to students ages 4–21 experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
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Job Readiness Training 5 activities
- Vocational Rehabilitation ServicesOffers an in-house vocational rehabilitation program providing training in professional communication, interviewing, time management, resume writing, and computer skills, and helps clients gain community employment.
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment ServicesOffers an in-house vocational rehabilitation program providing training in professional communication, interviewing, time management, resume writing, and computer skills, and vocational services to help clients gain community employment.
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment SupportOffers in-house vocational rehabilitation training in professional communication, interviewing, time management, resume writing, and computer skills, and provides vocational services to help clients overcome barriers and gain community employment.
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment SupportOffers an in-house vocational rehabilitation program providing training in professional communication, interviewing, time management, resume writing, and computer skills, along with vocational services to help clients overcome barriers and gain community employment.
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment SupportProvides in-house vocational rehabilitation training in professional communication, interviewing, time management, resume writing, and computer skills, and offers vocational services to help clients gain community employment.
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Peer-Led Mental Health Support Groups 4 activities
- Community Support GroupsOffers free and confidential support groups facilitated by volunteers in the Quad-City area.
- Community Support GroupsOffers free and confidential support groups facilitated by volunteers in the Quad-City area.
- Support GroupsOffers free and confidential support groups facilitated by volunteers in the Quad-City area.
- Support Groups and Volunteer-Facilitated ServicesOffers free and confidential support groups facilitated by volunteers in the Quad-City area.
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Digital Literacy Training 4 activities
- Lifestyle and Obesity Medicine ManagementProvides lifestyle and obesity medicine management integrating nutrition, movement, behavior change, metabolic monitoring, and medications to treat obesity.
- Lifestyle and Obesity Medicine ManagementProvides lifestyle and obesity medicine management integrating nutrition, movement, behavior change, metabolic monitoring, and medications to treat obesity.
- Lifestyle and Obesity Medicine ManagementProvides integrated lifestyle and obesity medicine services including nutrition, movement, behavior change, metabolic monitoring, and medications to treat obesity.
- Lifestyle and Obesity Medicine ProgramOffers lifestyle and obesity medicine management integrating nutrition, movement, behavior change, metabolic monitoring, and medications to treat obesity.
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Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services 4 activities
- Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT)Operates a medically assisted treatment program combining FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat substance use.
- Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT)Operates a medically assisted treatment program combining FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat substance use.
- Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) ProgramOffers a medically assisted treatment program combining FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat substance use disorders.
- Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Primary Care ServicesOffers full-service outpatient primary care including chronic disease management, preventative care, and same-day diagnostic services, alongside a medically assisted treatment program combining FDA-approved medications with counseling for substance use disorders.
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Primary Care Services 4 activities
- Outpatient Primary CareProvides full-service outpatient primary care, including annual wellness exams, management of chronic conditions, preventative care, and outpatient procedures such as skin lesion removal, biopsies, and laceration repair.
- Outpatient Primary CareProvides full-service outpatient primary care, including annual wellness exams, management of chronic conditions, preventative care, and outpatient procedures such as skin lesion removal and laceration repair.
- Outpatient Procedures and Minor SurgeriesPerforms family medicine outpatient procedures including skin lesion removal, biopsies, cryotherapy, abscess drainage, laceration repair, injections, and cerumen removal.
- Primary Care ServicesProvides full-service outpatient primary care including annual wellness exams, chronic condition management, preventative care, and same-week appointments, with outpatient procedures such as skin lesion removal, biopsies, cryotherapy, abscess drainage, laceration repair, injections, and cerumen removal.
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Nonprofit Thrift Store Operations 4 activities
- Thrift Shop OperationOperates a thrift shop staffed by volunteers to support clinic programs financially.
- Thrift Shop OperationsOperates a thrift shop staffed by volunteers to support clinic programs.
- Thrift Shop OperationsOperates a thrift shop staffed by volunteers to support clinic programs.
- Thrift Shop Supporting Clinic ProgramsOperates a thrift shop staffed by volunteers to generate support for clinic programs.
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Supportive Housing for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness 4 activities
- Transitional Supervised HousingOperates Haddon House, a transitional supervised housing unit for up to 8 individuals with serious mental illness to develop independent living skills.
- Transitional Supervised HousingOperates Haddon House, a transitional supervised housing unit for up to 8 individuals with serious mental illness to develop independent living skills.
- Transitional and Supervised Housing for Mental Health ClientsOperates Haddon House, a transitional supervised housing unit for up to 8 adults with serious mental illness, supporting the development of independent living skills.
- Transitional and Supervised Housing for Mental Health RecoveryOperates Haddon House, a transitional supervised housing unit for up to 8 adults with serious mental illness, supporting independent living skill development.
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Outpatient & Residential Recovery Support Services 3 activities
- Alcoholism Treatment and PreventionProvides emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and intermediate care services for alcoholism treatment and prevention under a county-wide plan.
- Alcoholism Treatment and PreventionProvides emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and intermediate care services for alcoholism treatment and prevention under a county-wide plan.
- Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention ServicesProvides emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and intermediate care services for alcoholism treatment and prevention under a county-wide plan.
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Pregnancy Confirmation Services 3 activities
- Diagnostic and Preventive Health ServicesProvides outpatient diagnostic and treatment services including rapid testing, urinalysis, ECG interpretation, glucose monitoring, developmental screenings, pregnancy testing, pap smears, and IUD insertion and removal.
- Outpatient Diagnostic and Treatment ServicesProvides outpatient diagnostic and treatment services including rapid testing, urinalysis, ECG interpretation, glucose monitoring, developmental screenings, pregnancy testing, pap smears, and IUD insertion and removal.
- Outpatient Primary and Specialty Medical CareProvides full-service outpatient primary care including annual wellness exams, chronic condition management, preventative care, and same-day diagnostic services such as rapid testing, urinalysis, ECG interpretation, glucose monitoring, developmental screenings, pregnancy testing, pap smears, and IUD insertion/removal; offers appointments typically within one week.
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Safe Babies Court Support Services 1 activity
- Early Childhood and Family Support ProgramProvides services through the Birth to Five Program in collaboration with the Family Involvement Center, DCS/Court Teams, Healthy Families, and the Yavapai County Public Health Nurse to support child development and family well-being.
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Uncategorized 12 activities
- Birth to Five ProgramProvides services through the Birth to Five Program in collaboration with various community partners to support child development and family well-being.
- Child and Family Support ServicesProvides services through the Birth to Five Program in collaboration with the Family Involvement Center, DCS/Court Teams, Healthy Families, and Yavapai County Public Health Nurses to support child development and family well-being, including monthly Saturday respite events lasting 6–8 hours for temporary childcare and caregiver relief.
- Community Respite and Caregiver SupportOffers monthly community-based Saturday respite events lasting 6–8 hours to provide temporary childcare and caregiver relief.
- Community and Family Support ProgramsOffers the Birth to Five Program in collaboration with county and family services agencies to support child development and family well-being, along with monthly Saturday respite events providing temporary childcare and caregiver relief.
- Community-Based Respite EventsOffers monthly community-based Saturday respite events lasting 6–8 hours to provide temporary childcare and caregiver relief.
- Court-Ordered Mental Health TreatmentOpened the Connections Center for court-ordered mental health treatment and services.
- Court-Ordered Mental Health TreatmentOperates the Connections Center for court-ordered mental health treatment and services.
- Early Childhood and Family SupportProvides services through the Birth to Five Program in collaboration with community partners to support child development and family well-being, and offers monthly community-based Saturday respite events for temporary childcare and caregiver relief.
- Residential Substance Use TreatmentOperates a residential substance use treatment program, including the Hillside Center, with a completion rate 18% higher than the national average. This includes an 8-week residential Journey Program for at-risk adolescents.
- Residential Substance Use TreatmentOperates a residential substance use treatment program with a completion rate 18% higher than the national average, including an 8-week Journey Program for at-risk adolescents and a new Center for Recovery for whole-person services.
- Residential Substance Use Treatment ProgramOperates a residential substance use treatment program with a completion rate 18% higher than the national average, including the Journey Program for at-risk adolescents and the Hillside Center residential addiction treatment program.
- Residential Substance Use Treatment ProgramOperates a residential substance use treatment program with a completion rate 18% higher than the national average, including the Journey Program for at-risk adolescents and the Hillside Center residential addiction treatment program.
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who runs it
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID WOLKOFF | CMO | — | $356K |
| CHERIE WILCHER | PMHNP | — | $311K |
| RAQUEL BALDERAS | PHSYCHIATRIS | — | $271K |
| TAMARA PLAYER | CEO | — | $248K |
| EDWARD KUHNLEY | PSYCHIATRIST | — | $242K |
| PATRICIA WHITE | PMHNP | — | $196K |
| SUSAN FROST | PMHNP | — | $193K |
| STEVEN CALABRESE | CFO | — | $169K |
- DANNY BROWN — SECRETARY
- DAVID FERO DR — DIRECTOR
- DAVID PARRACK DR — DIRECTOR
- KATHY MCCORMICK — DIRECTOR
- LORA LEE NYE — DIRECTOR
- MEREDITH PEABODY — TREASURER
- MICHAEL FOGEL — DIRECTOR
- ROBERT CARTIA — DIRECTOR
- ROBERT THOMPSON DR — VICE PRESIDE
- STEPHEN POLK — PRESIDENT
- SUSAN BELL — DIRECTOR
who they work with
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Partner — Directs individuals to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for 24/7 support.
- AmeriCorps Seniors Partner — National program under which the Senior Companion Program operates.
- DCS/Court Teams Partner — Partners with Polara Health’s Birth to Five Program to support families involved in child welfare and court systems.
- Dignity Yavapai Regional Medical Center Partner — Collaborating organization for educational presentations by the Senior Peer Program.
- Family Involvement Center Partner — Collaborates with Polara Health’s Birth to Five Program to support child and family well-being.
- Healthy Families Partner — Collaborates with Polara Health’s Birth to Five Program to provide early childhood and family support services.
- Hillside Recovery Program Partner — Operates a residential treatment program and alumni group for graduates of the Substance Use Disorders - Residential program.
- Northern Arizona University Partner — Local administrator of the Senior Companion Program partnership.
- United Way of Yavapai County Funder — Provides financial support for the Journey Program, which serves at-risk youth through residential therapy and skill-building.
- WEST YAVAPAI GUIDANCE CLINIC INC Network — Polara Health is the new name for West Yavapai Guidance Clinic, indicating a rebranding of the organization
- Yavapai County Government — Partnered with Yavapai County to implement a comprehensive alcoholism treatment and prevention plan.
- Yavapai County Mobile Crisis Response Team Partner — Collaborates with the Yavapai County Mobile Crisis Response Team to provide mental health evaluation and treatment services.
- Yavapai County Public Health Nurse Partner — Works with Polara Health’s Birth to Five team to support child health and development.