La Frontera EMPACT-SPC, operating as La Frontera Arizona, is a nonprofit organization that has provided mental health and substance abuse services since 1968. Based in Arizona, the organization employs over 1,500 staff and serves children, adults, and families across the state.
The organization operates several key programs. The EMPACT-Suicide Prevention Center runs 24/7 crisis hotlines and mobile crisis teams, handling hundreds of calls monthly and diverting approximately 26,000 calls from law enforcement last year. La Frontera Center provides outpatient behavioral health services, while La Paloma offers foster care programs.
La Frontera Arizona's scope of work spans behavioral healthcare, mental health treatment, substance abuse services, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and housing assistance. The organization's services are delivered through a combination of crisis response infrastructure and ongoing outpatient and community-based care.
