Trauma Survivors Network - provided by ATS

HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Level I Trauma Center

The Level I Trauma Services Department at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in Phoenix, AZ, the northernmost Trauma Center in central Arizona’s Valley of the Sun, provides 24-hour critical care for almost 3,000 acute trauma admissions each year.

It offers complete medical, surgical and intensive hospital care for the most severely injured patients flown in from motor vehicle crashes and other life-threatening events in Phoenix, its surrounding communities in Valley of the Sun and from more than 60,000 square miles covering all of Northern Arizona, as well as parts of western New Mexico and southeastern California.

Essential for the quality of John C. Lincoln’s trauma care provided by are its specially trained medical personnel and recently completed state-of-the-art facilities.

Eight highly qualified trauma surgeons head medical teams that include trauma anesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, orthopaedic traumatologists, reconstructive plastic surgeons and hand surgeons, as well as critical care physicians from the adjacent Emergency Department and trauma-trained nurses from the Department of Surgery, the Intensive Care Unit and the Emergency Department. These trauma team members are backed by experienced trauma personnel from radiology, respiratory services and the laboratory.

The 36,000-square-foot center includes four large trauma bays and 37 private emergency treatment rooms served by an ambulance drive just a few feet from the trauma bays and a dual helipad located a high-speed elevator ride directly above the Trauma Center. Whether by land or air, patients are mere seconds from trauma care when they arrive at John C. Lincoln.

The Trauma Center’s location and design allows close integration and management of patient progress from admission to discharge. Followup critical care is provided by skilled staff in the 22-room Intensive Care Unit and the 22-room Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.

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Community Resources

Alcoholics Anonymous

https://www.aa.org/

Anyone with a desire to stop drinking is welcome, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, income or profession. And it’s free. You can just sit and listen and learn more about recovery, or you can share about your situation. It’s completely up to you.

Area Agency on Aging Locations

https://des.az.gov/services/older-adults/area-agency-on-aging-locations

An Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is a public or nonprofit private agency that helps older Arizonans. Advocate for older adults and offers older adults' information on programs, options, and community support.

Amputee Coalition

https://www.amputee-coalition.org/

The Amputee Coalition is the nation’s leading organization on limb loss, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for amputees and their families, improving patient care and preventing limb loss. With the generous support of the public, we are helping amputees live well with limb loss, raising awareness about limb loss prevention and ensuring amputees have a voice in matters affecting their ability to live full, thriving lives.

The Arizona Coalition for Victim Services

http://www.azcvs.net/help-for-victims/

The Arizona Coalition for Victim Services (ACVS) provides education, training, and advocacy to crime victim service providers throughout Arizona to improve the quantity and quality of services provided to victims in our communities. ACVS also promotes and protects the rights of victims through leadership, advocacy and community education.

Arizona Burn Foundation

https://azburn.org/

To improve the quality of life for burn survivors and their families in Arizona, while promoting burn prevention advocacy and education.

Arizona Department of Education; Traumatic Brain Injury

https://www.azed.gov/specialeducation/tbi

Professional learning is offered to ensure that all schools in Arizona receive competent technical assistance in order to meet the needs of children who have sustained traumatic brain injuries.

Arizona Family Caregiver Support

https://des.az.gov/FamilyCaregiver

The program offers five direct services to Caregivers that best meet the range of their needs, including: Information about available services. Assistance in gaining access to supportive services. Individual counseling, organization of support groups, and training to assist caregivers in making decisions and solving problems relating to their roles. Respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities. Supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement the care provided by caregivers.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

https://afsp.org/

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss.

Arizona Sexual and Domestic Violence Helpline

https://www.acesdv.org/helpline/

The Arizona Sexual and Domestic Violence Helpline provides services to: Victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Friends, family, neighbors and other concerned individuals who are calling on behalf of survivors of sexual or domestic violence or are looking for ways to assist a survivor. Professionals who are working with survivors of sexual and domestic violence, such as case managers, advocates, attorneys, medical personnel, teachers, counselors, and law enforcement

Barrow Neurological Institute

https://www.barrowneuro.org/resource/neurotrauma-resources/

Neurotrauma resources that provides information, services, and support for patients and families affected by Spinal and Head injuries.

Billy's Place: Grief Support

https://billysplace.me/resources

Billy’s Place is a community in the West Valley that provides comfort and companionship to kids and families experiencing grief—no matter where they are on their journey. Through support groups, special events, and a community of people who ‘get it,’ we help families rediscover moments of happiness without guilt. We nurture these moments as signs of hope for more promising days ahead.

Brain Injury Alliance of AZ

https://biaaz.org/

To improve the quality of life for everyone impacted by brain injury by providing advocacy, education, information, support, and resources, while promoting brain injury prevention

BrainLine

https://www.brainline.org/

BrainLine is a national multimedia project offering authoritative information and support to anyone whose life has been affected by brain injury or PTSD: people with brain injuries, their family and friends, and the professionals who work with them. BrainLine also provides military-specific information and resources on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to veterans, service members, and their families.

Crisis Hotlines

https://www.azahcccs.gov/BehavioralHealth/crisis.html

Crisis services are available to any Arizona resident, regardless of health insurance coverage. If you or someone you know is experiencing a behavioral health crisis, please call one of these national or local crisis lines.

Elder Resource Guide

https://es.aaaphx.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/AreaAgency_ERG_SML.pdf.pdf

The 24-hour Senior HELP LINE provides information, referral and assistance to older adults, persons with disabilities and caregivers. The HELP LINE is staffed with trained social workers who can assist in answering questions about a variety of services, including transportation, housing, long-term care, home-delivered meals, home care, and other services.

Heal Grief: Community support and connections

https://healgrief.org/

HealGrief® is a social support network that is there when everyone else goes away and the real grieving begins. Everything we do is inspired by our core belief that no one should ever grieve alone. HealGrief® provides the tools and resources to guide one’s journey with grief into healthy personal growth.

Legal Aid of Arizona

https://legalaidaz.com/

Legal Aid for Referrals is a free lawyer referral service designed to assist you in obtaining legal representation at discounted rates. Our programming is open to the public. Currently we do not offer direct pro bono services, and we can only provide referrals for legal matters in Arizona.

National Human Trafficking Hotline

https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en

Human Trafficking is a crime in which traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control victims for the purpose of engaging in sex acts or labor services against his/her will. If you, or someone you know, are a victim of Human Trafficking, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, or visit this website.

NextSteps

https://www.nextstepsonline.org/

NextSteps is an interactive program to help you manage your life after a serious injury. It will help you explore the ways your life has changed and how you can move forward.

Narcotics Anonymous

https://arizona-na.org/

NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.

Office of Disability Employment Policy

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/resources

The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is the only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities. To support this mission, ODEP sponsors the following policy development and technical assistance resources

Ryan House: Grief and Bereavement Support in Phoenix.

https://ryanhouse.org/services/grief-bereavement-support

Ryan House provides grief and bereavement support in a number of ways to assist families before and after the death of a child.

Support Groups for Grief in Phoenix, Arizona

https://www.biltmorecounseling.com/grief-loss/support-groups-for-grief-in-arizona/

Biltmore Psychology and Counseling is the practice of the top psychology and counseling professionals in the Phoenix area. We provide exceptional, holistic psychology and counseling services for every person to help them live an extraordinary life.

Teen Lifeline

https://teenlifeline.org/

The mission of Teen Lifeline is to prevent teen suicide in Arizona through enhancing resiliency in youth and fostering supportive communities.

Victim Services- Arizona

https://www.azag.gov/criminal/victim-services

The Attorney General’s Office of Victim Services is to promote justice and healing for people affected by crime in the state of Arizona. The Office of Victim Services is broken down into two primary facets, the advocacy and assistance provided to crime victims of cases prosecuted/argued by attorneys of the Attorney General’s Office and the leadership and agency support responsibilities that impact on the legal rights afforded to victims of crime in Arizona.