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SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

AZ · EIN 860407179 · $65.2M rev · operational · www.swhd.org
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Southwest Human Development is Arizona's largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development, serving children ages birth to five and their families. The organization provides over 40 programs and services focusing on child development, mental health, disabilities, early literacy, and family support. They aim to strengthen the foundation for children's success in school and life.

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what they do

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  • Autism Assessment and Intervention Services Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Provides comprehensive autism assessment, diagnosis, and intervention services for children from birth to age 5, focusing on improving social communication, emotional regulation, and sensory processing skills through evidence-based therapies.
  • Autism Assessment and Intervention Services Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Provides diagnostic assessments and early intervention services for children ages birth to 5 with autism spectrum disorder, focusing on improving social communication, emotional regulation, and sensory processing skills.
  • Provides autism assessment, diagnosis, and intervention services for children ages birth to 5, focusing on developing social communication, emotional regulation, and sensory processing skills.
  • Operates a free, bilingual helpline staffed by early childhood specialists since 2005, offering developmentally appropriate information, resources, and expert child development and parenting support to parents, caregivers, and professionals, with services available via phone, online form, text, and virtual video consultation.
  • Operates a free, bilingual helpline since 2005, staffed by early childhood specialists, offering developmentally appropriate information and resources to parents, caregivers, and professionals. Available via phone, text, online form, and virtual video consultation, with a mobile app for easy access.
  • Operates a free, bilingual helpline since 2005, offering developmentally appropriate information and support to parents, caregivers, and professionals of young children. Services include telephone, text, online form, mobile app access, and virtual video consultations available 24/7, with live specialist support Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
  • Operates a free, bilingual helpline since 2005, staffed by early childhood specialists and available Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–8 p.m., with 24/7 access via voicemail, online form, text, and virtual video consultation. The helpline offers developmentally appropriate information and connects callers to specialists in psychology, counseling, disabilities, early literacy, and therapy.
  • Operates the Birth to Five Helpline, a free, bilingual support line available Monday–Friday with 24/7 voicemail, online form, text, and virtual video consultation options. Staffed by early childhood specialists, the helpline provides developmentally appropriate information, parenting support, and referrals to services for families and professionals across Arizona.
  • Comprehensive Developmental Evaluations and Therapy Services Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Conducts multidisciplinary developmental assessments for children birth to age 5 in clinic, home, or childcare settings, leading to individualized treatment plans. Delivers integrated therapy services—including occupational, speech/language, and physical therapy—along with care coordination across providers and settings.
  • Comprehensive Early Childhood Programs Disability Transition Support Services
    Delivers over 40 evidence-driven programs serving 140,000 children, families, and professionals annually in areas including child development, mental health, disabilities services, early literacy, Head Start, and family support. Services are delivered in home and center-based settings across Arizona.
  • Comprehensive Early Childhood Programs Disability Transition Support Services
    Provides over 40 evidence-driven programs serving 140,000 children, families, and professionals annually in areas including child development, mental health, disabilities services, early literacy, Head Start, and family support. Services are delivered in home and center-based settings across Arizona.
  • Comprehensive Early Childhood Programs and Services Disability Transition Support Services
    Delivers over 40 evidence-driven programs serving 140,000 children, families, and professionals annually in areas including child development, mental health, disabilities services, early literacy, Head Start, and family support. Services are provided in home and center-based settings across Arizona.
  • Developmental Assessments and Therapy Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Conducts developmental assessments in various settings (clinic, home, child care centers), produces comprehensive reports with tailored recommendations, and provides therapy services post-assessment or connects families to community resources with ongoing consultation.
  • Developmental Assessments and Therapy Services for Children Birth to 5 Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Provides comprehensive developmental evaluations, diagnoses (including autism), and individualized treatment plans for children from birth to age 5. Delivers therapy services—such as occupational, speech/language, and physical therapy—and care coordination across home, clinic, and child care settings.
  • Early Childhood Development Programs and Services Disability Transition Support Services
    Provides a wide range of over 40 programs and services focused on early childhood development, serving 140,000 children, families, and professionals annually in areas such as child development, mental health, disabilities services, early literacy, Head Start, and family support.
  • Early Childhood Developmental Evaluations and Therapy Services Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Provides comprehensive developmental assessments for children birth to age 5 in clinic, home, or child care settings, followed by individualized treatment plans, therapy services (occupational, speech/language, physical), and care coordination across providers. Offers post-assessment follow-up and referrals to community resources.
  • Early Childhood Developmental Evaluations and Therapy Services Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Conducts comprehensive developmental assessments for children birth to age 5 in clinic, home, and child care settings, followed by individualized treatment plans, therapy services (occupational, speech/language, physical), and care coordination across providers. Also provides autism assessment, diagnosis, and intervention focused on social communication, emotional regulation, and sensory processing.
  • Early Literacy and Father Engagement Programs Parent-Child Interactive Development Classes
    Offers an eight-week early literacy program for parents and a six-week group series for fathers of children ages 0–3 to promote language development, early brain development, and parent-child bonding through hands-on activities and skill-building sessions.
  • Early Literacy and Parenting Programs for Families with Young Children Parent-Child Interactive Development Classes
    Offers structured group programs for parents and caregivers, including an eight-week early literacy program to build skills in young children and a six-week series for fathers of children ages 0–3 focused on language and brain development. Programs include hands-on activities to support parent-child bonding and understanding of child development.
  • Early Literacy and Parenting Support Programs Parent-Child Interactive Development Classes
    Offers structured group programs for parents and caregivers, including an eight-week early literacy program and a six-week series for fathers of children ages 0–3, focused on language development and early brain development. Includes hands-on activities to strengthen parent-child bonding and understanding of infant development.
  • Easterseals Affiliation and Disability Services Expansion Parent & Family Training for Special Needs
    Became the Easterseals affiliate for central and northern Arizona in 2007, continuing and expanding disability programs previously provided under Easter Seals Arizona, and developing new services for children and families across the state.
  • Easterseals Affiliation and Disability Services Expansion Parent & Family Training for Special Needs
    Became the Easterseals affiliate for central and northern Arizona in 2007, continuing and expanding disability programs previously offered under Easter Seals Arizona. Developed new services to meet the needs of children and families with disabilities across the state.
  • Easterseals Affiliation and Disability Services Expansion Parent & Family Training for Special Needs
    Became the Easterseals affiliate for central and northern Arizona in 2007, continuing and expanding disability programs and developing new services for children and families across the state.
  • Family Support Services and Community Resource Connection Home-Based Parenting Support & Family Stabilization
    Provides voluntary, free support to pregnant individuals and parents of newborns through family support specialists who deliver in-home parenting education and connect families to essential community resources such as WIC, food stamps, health care, child care, employment, and education services. Support continues from pregnancy through the child’s first five years.
  • Family Support and Community Resource Connection Home-Based Parenting Support & Family Stabilization
    Provides in-home and virtual support from family support specialists to pregnant individuals and parents of newborns, offering parenting information and connecting families to community resources such as WIC, food stamps, health care, child care, employment, education, financial assistance, counseling, and parenting skills programs. Support continues from pregnancy through the child’s first five years.
  • Offers the Fussy Baby program, which provides home visiting, telephone, and virtual video consultation support to families with infants experiencing excessive crying, sleeping problems, and feeding difficulties. Services include parent coaching, stress reduction techniques, and connections to specialists.
  • Offers the Fussy Baby program, which provides home visiting, telephone, and virtual video consultation support to families with infants experiencing excessive crying, sleeping problems, and feeding difficulties. Services include parent coaching, stress reduction techniques, and referrals to specialists.
  • Offers specialized support through the Fussy Baby program for families with infants experiencing excessive crying, feeding difficulties, or sleep problems. Services include home visits, telephone support, and virtual video consultations with specialists to help parents understand and soothe their babies.
  • Provides home visiting, telephone, and virtual video consultation services to families with infants experiencing excessive crying, sleeping problems, and feeding difficulties. Offers support from early childhood specialists and connects families to psychologists, counselors, and therapists as needed.
  • Offers the Fussy Baby program, providing support and home visiting services, including telephone and virtual video consultation, to families in Maricopa County and across Arizona with hard-to-soothe infants experiencing excessive crying, sleeping problems, and feeding difficulties, while also offering stress reduction techniques for parents.
  • Home Visiting Services for High-Risk Newborns and Families with Infants Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Provides home visiting and in-home community health nursing services to families of premature infants or those who spent at least five days in a Level II or III NICU, as well as families with concerns about infant development during the first year. Services include developmental monitoring, parent coaching, stress reduction techniques, and support for bonding, delivered in Maricopa County or via virtual/telephone consultation across Arizona.
  • Home Visiting Services for Infants with NICU History Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Provides in-home community health nursing and developmental support to families of premature newborns who spent at least five days in a Level II or Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Services include monitoring physical and developmental progress, parent education, and connections to community resources.
  • Home Visiting Services for Infants with NICU History Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Provides in-home community health nursing and developmental support to families of premature or high-risk infants who spent at least five days in a Level II or Level III neonatal intensive care unit, monitoring physical and developmental progress through regular home visits until the child reaches approximately 12 months.
  • Home Visiting and Family Support Services Home-Based Parenting Support & Family Stabilization
    Provides in-home and virtual support to pregnant individuals and families with newborns through family support specialists. Services include parenting education, stress reduction techniques, developmental monitoring, and connections to community resources such as WIC, food stamps, health care, child care, and employment services. Support continues from pregnancy through the child’s first five years.
  • Infant Home Visiting and Support Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Provides home visits to infants who spent at least five days in a Level II or Level III nursery, monitoring their physical and developmental progress, offering family support, education, community referrals, and continuing services until the infant reaches approximately 12 months of age, all at no cost to families.
  • Integrated Developmental Services for Children Psychological and Developmental Evaluations
    Provides integrated care for children from birth to age 5 through a coordinated team of pediatric specialists, conducting comprehensive developmental evaluations, creating individualized plans, delivering therapy services, and offering care-coordination support in both home and center-based settings.
  • Newborn Intensive Care Program Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Delivers in-home community health nursing services to families of premature newborns who spent at least five days in a Level II or Level III nursery. Includes developmental monitoring, family education, and support during the infant’s first year.
  • Nurse Home Visiting Program for First-Time Mothers Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Operates an evidence-based nurse home visiting program, including the Nurse-Family Partnership, serving first-time mothers in low-income areas of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Services are provided at no cost and continue until the infant reaches approximately 12 months of age.
  • Nurse Home Visiting Program for First-Time Mothers Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Operates an evidence-based nurse home visiting program, including the Nurse-Family Partnership, serving first-time mothers in low-income areas of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Services are provided from pregnancy through the child’s first year and include health guidance, parenting support, and connections to community resources.
  • Nurse Home Visiting Program for First-Time Mothers Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Operates an evidence-based Nurse-Family Partnership program providing in-home support to first-time mothers in low-income areas of the Phoenix metropolitan area, beginning during pregnancy and continuing until the child reaches age two. Services include health education, parenting support, and connections to community resources.
  • Nurse Home Visiting Program for First-Time Mothers Home Visitation & Newborn Hearing Screening
    Operates the Nurse-Family Partnership, an evidence-based program providing in-home nursing visits to first-time mothers in low-income areas of the Phoenix metropolitan region, beginning during pregnancy and continuing until the child reaches 12 months of age. Services include health education, parenting support, and community referrals, offered at no cost to families.
  • Operates evidence-based nurse home visiting programs, including the Nurse-Family Partnership, for first-time mothers in low-income areas of the Phoenix metropolitan area, and provides in-home community health nursing services to families of premature newborns through the Newborn Intensive Care Program.
  • Parent Education and Early Literacy Programs Parent-Child Interactive Development Classes
    Offers structured group programs for parents, including a six-week series for fathers of children 0–3 to support language and brain development, and an eight-week early literacy program to build foundational skills in young children. Also provides hands-on activities to strengthen parent-child bonding and understanding of infant development.
  • Parenting Support and Education Parent-Child Interactive Development Classes
    Offers various programs to support parents, including a six-week series for fathers on language and early brain development, an eight-week early literacy program for parents, and free, voluntary support for pregnant individuals and parents of newborns through in-home support and parenting information from family support specialists.
  • Parenting Support and Family Resource Connection Home-Based Parenting Support & Family Stabilization
    Delivers in-home and virtual support to pregnant individuals and parents of newborns through family support specialists, offering parenting education, bonding activities, and connections to services including WIC, food stamps, health care, child care, employment, and education programs. Services are free, voluntary, and available from pregnancy through the child’s first five years.
  • Research-Driven Early Childhood Programs Disability Transition Support Services
    Implements evidence-based and research-driven programs across more than 40 services focused on early childhood development, serving 140,000 children, families, and professionals annually in areas including child development, mental health, disabilities, early literacy, Head Start, and family support.
  • Statewide Expansion and Management of Disability Programs Parent & Family Training for Special Needs
    Became the Easterseals affiliate for central and northern Arizona in 2007, continuing and expanding disability services previously offered under Easter Seals Arizona. Since affiliation, has grown its portfolio of programs serving children and families with disabilities across the state.
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named programs · 26

what they call their work

ADAPT Shop
Provides assistive technology services.
Assistive Technology
Provides assistive technology services for children with disabilities.
Assistive Technology / ADAPT Shop
Program providing assistive technology solutions and devices for young children with disabilities to support communication, mobility, and independence.
Autism Services/DIRFloortime®
Relationship-based autism assessment and intervention using the DIRFloortime® model to support social-emotional, language, and cognitive development in children birth to 5.
Birth to Five Center of Excellence
Comprehensive, team-based evaluations and coordinated care for children birth to 5 with developmental concerns, using a One Child, One Family, One Team approach with specialists including pediatricians, psychologists, therapists, and autism specialists.
Birth to Five Helpline
Free, bilingual (English/Spanish) phone, text, and virtual support line offering expert child development information and referrals to families and professionals across Arizona.
Care Coordination
Support to ensure continuity of care across providers, schools, and medical professionals for children with complex needs.
Counseling
Provides counseling services for children and families.
Developmental and Psychological Evaluations
Comprehensive assessments for children with developmental, behavioral, or emotional concerns, conducted by a multidisciplinary team.
Easterseals Disabilities Services
Provides individualized support, evaluation, and treatment plans for young children with disabilities.
Family Connections
Family support program offering education, resources, and case management to strengthen parenting and family well-being.
Feeding Services
Specialized support for children with feeding and eating difficulties, including evaluation and therapy by feeding specialists.
Fussy Baby Program
Telephone, home visiting, and virtual support for families with infants experiencing excessive crying, sleep, or feeding difficulties during the first year of life.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Programs for income-eligible families to increase early literacy and school readiness.
Healthy Families
Free home-visiting program for expectant families and parents of newborns in Maricopa County, providing prenatal education, parenting support, and connections to community resources through the child’s first five years.
High Risk Perinatal Program
Support for families with newborns in intensive care, focusing on developmental and emotional needs during critical early stages.
Inclusion Program
Training and support for early childhood providers to include children with disabilities in mainstream settings.
Kinship Care & Adoptions
Support services for relatives raising children and families pursuing adoption.
Let’s Talk Dads
Six-week group program for fathers of children 0–3 to support language development and early brain development through active father involvement.
Nurse-Family Partnership
Evidence-based home visiting program pairing first-time mothers with registered nurses to improve pregnancy outcomes, child health, and parental self-sufficiency.
Parent Partners Plus
Peer support and advocacy program for parents involved in the child welfare system.
Raising A Reader
Eight-week early literacy program for parents to build reading skills and habits at home to prepare children for school.
Side By Side Program
Peer mentoring and social skills development program for young children with developmental delays or disabilities.
Smooth Way Home
Transition support program helping families move from hospital to home with medically fragile infants.
Therapy Services (OT, PT, ST)
Occupational, physical, and speech-language therapy services for young children delivered in clinic or home settings.
Trauma-Informed Care Training
Professional development program teaching caregivers and providers how to recognize and respond to childhood trauma.
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who they work with

  • Apple App Store Partner — Distributes the Birth to Five Helpline mobile app.
  • Arizona Department of Child Safety Funder — Provides grant funding for Healthy Families Maricopa County.
  • Arizona Department of Health Services Government — Facilitates the High-Risk Perinatal Program as part of a statewide system of care.
  • Arizona Department of Health Services Government — Makes funding available through the ACA Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Grant for Healthy Families.
  • Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health Government — Provides funding through the Arizona Department of Health Services and the ACA Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Grant.
  • Easterseals Network — Serves as the Easterseals affiliate for central and northern Arizona, providing coordinated disability services under the national network.
  • Easterseals Partner — Collaborates under the "Easterseals Disabilities Services" program to provide services for young children with disabilities.
  • Easterseals Partner — Collaborates with Easterseals to deliver disabilities services for children.
  • Erikson Institute Network — Member of the Fussy Baby Network based at Erikson Institute.
  • First Things First Funder — Provides grant funding for Healthy Families Maricopa County and identifies early childhood health and education needs in communities.
  • Google Play Partner — Distributes the Birth to Five Helpline mobile app.
  • Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning, Inc. Government — Southwest Human Development uses DIRFloortime®, a registered trademark of the Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning, Inc.
  • Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning, Inc. Network — Licensee of the DIRFloortime® trademark used in service delivery.
  • Let’s Talk Dads Partner — Program offering group sessions for fathers of young children to support language and brain development.
  • Nurse-Family Partnership Network — Implements the Nurse-Family Partnership model as a licensed affiliate.
  • Nurse-Family Partnership Partner — Implements the Nurse-Family Partnership model in Arizona through a licensed agreement.
  • Raising A Reader Partner — Eight-week early literacy program for parents to build literacy skills in young children.