Addiction to opioids is a dangerous game of chance. But against all odds, Alisha “AJ” H. emerged from the control of opioids to rediscover a life filled with purpose and hope. “Using was like Russian roulette because fentanyl was my drug of choice,” said AJ, who overdosed seven times on the drug. Fentanyl is a […]
Year: 2023
Staff Spotlight: Empowering Survivors and Making a Positive Impact
With nine years of dedication to CODAC, Liliana H. has made significant contributions to the community, especially in supporting survivors of sexual assault. Liliana’s career at CODAC began as a childcare worker at the residential treatment program for women with substance use disorders. As the first employee in the childcare role, she quickly realized her […]
Shawn’s Purpose: A Story of Fatherhood and Recovery
While teaching his daughter her ABCs as a small toddler, Shawn W. practiced the ABCs of recovery for himself. Taught as a recovery tool, the letters represent a technique to shift negative thinking while in recovery from substance use. For fifteen years, Shawn lived with addiction. Drugs consumed his life and in 2017 when his […]
CODAC Welcomes New Primary Care Provider
CODAC is pleased to welcome a new primary care provider: Kathryn Clarke, FNP. Clarke is an experienced healthcare professional with a diverse background in nursing and oncology. She holds an MS in Nursing from the University of Arizona, where she conducted her master’s project on Reiki for Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders under the guidance of […]
Leadership Promotions at CODAC
CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness is pleased to announce the promotion of five key leaders within the organization. Rafael Arechaga has been promoted to the role of chief information officer; Dan Barden, MS, LISAC to chief clinical officer; Amy Muñoz, DBH, NCC, to chief compliance officer; Kristine Welter Hall to chief operating officer and Eric […]
CODAC Receives MHCA Innovation Award
CODAC is delighted to announce that we have received the Most Innovative Member Award from MHCA, a national association of behavioral healthcare organizations. This prestigious award recognizes our unwavering commitment to innovation and the remarkable initiatives we have undertaken to improve health and transform lives in our community. In late 2022, Dan Barden, chief clinical […]
Celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
This May, we celebrate the culture, tradition, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States during Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. May was selected as it symbolizes the migration of the first immigrants from Japan to the United States in May of 1843. May also recognizes the significant contributions […]
CODAC Participates in National Council for Mental Wellbeing Conference
CODAC Health, Recovery and Wellness recently participated in the annual National Council for Mental Wellbeing conference held on May 1-3, in Los Angeles, California. The conference brought together more than 5,000 healthcare professionals from across the country to collaborate for community impact. The conference offered attendees a chance to hear from over 280 sought-after speakers […]
Members with AHCCCS: Don’t risk losing your health insurance coverage
Soon, there will be changes to continuous enrollment for AHCCCS. Along with thousands of people, you could lose your AHCCCS health insurance due to income or other eligibility factors. Why is this change happening? At the start of the pandemic, Congress enacted a law which required Medicaid and KidsCare (more commonly referred to as AHCCCS) […]
CODAC to Offer 3D Mobile Mammography Screenings
In partnership with Mobile On-site Mammography (MOM), CODAC will offer 3D mammography screenings to members and staff on October 11, 2023. Aside from some forms of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, regardless of race or ethnicity. Screening can improve outcomes: Early detection reduces the risk of dying from […]
