SAMHC Vision

We are the premier provider of behavioral health crisis care and the link to related services

SAMHC Mission

We provide Crisis Care and Related Behavioral Health Services to our Community with:

PRIDE and EXPERTISE in Our Work
RESPECT and ADVOCACY
INDIVIDUALIZED CARE
DIGNITY and COMPASSION
ETHICAL and EQUAL TREATMENT for ALL


Principles of Conduct

SAMHC occupies a position of leadership in the community that is reflected by significant satisfaction expressed by our stakeholders: the people we serve, our sister agencies in the behavioral health network, and our sources of funding. SAMHC staff members are committed to:

  • EXCELLENCE: Developing skills, abilities, and commitment to life-long learning to yield positive clinical outcomes
  • COMMUNICATION: Sharing available agency information as completely and clearly as possible
  • MUTUAL RESPECT: Promoting mutual respect among coworkers and the persons we serve
  • PRO-ACTIVE SUPPORT: Sharing the agency's objectives and indetifying with them
  • TEAMWORK: Promoting teamwork and group spirit while honoring each discipline's scope of practice
  • HONESTY: All employees conduct themselves in a manner worthy of trust and cooperation

Principles for a Person-Centered Approach to Service Delivery

  • SAMHC embraces a strengths-based and family-focused approach.
  • Every person presenting at SAMHC will be assessed for lethality, pain and serious psychiatric and medical probems, cultural preferences, and AHCCCS eligibility.
  • Determination of appropriate assessment, clinical care and disposition are always based upon "real time" staffing with other clinicians, shift managers and medical staff
  • A least restrictive environment will always be explored when considering options for supervised care
  • When triaging requests for the MAC team and crisis services, clinical presentation drives the order in which persons are seen.
  • SAMHC values our relationships with other behavioral health agencies and strives for professional cooperation and smooth transitions into on-going treatment.