Our Work
At this time, we are currently building funds, collecting donations and raising money to launch the following initiatives to support our community in 2026.
Treatment Access Program
The Paperflower Foundation provides financial assistance to individuals who cannot afford mental health care due to deductibles, copays, medication costs, or lack of insurance coverage.
Through the Treatment Access Fund, the Foundation helps cover:
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Generic or brand name psychiatric medications
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Therapy visits
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Psychiatric evaluations and/or medication management appointments
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Psychological evaluations
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Autism evaluations
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Occupational therapy visits if recommended by the treating provider for a mental health purpose
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Partial or full mental health program costs when patients are uninsured or underinsured
Treatment continuity is critical when a person has built rapport with their provider. We aim to preserve healing by encouraging patients to remain with their established care provider, preventing interruptions in care that could lead to regression of symptoms, crisis, or hospitalization.
This program supports patient autonomy. Supporting the patient's right to choose their own provider allows individuals to access providers who best meet their clinical, cultural, and personal needs.
Provider Partnership Program
The Provider Partnership Initiative connects the Paperflower Foundation with a trusted network of therapists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, IOP programs, occupational therapists, residential facilities, psychiatric urgent care, hospitals and clinics across Arizona who are committed to continuity of care.
Across the country, increasing numbers of therapists and psychiatric providers are leaving insurance networks due to low reimbursement rates, administrative burden, and financial instability. This reduces access for patients who rely on insurance coverage and contributes to provider shortages.
Through this program, the Foundation works with participating providers to:
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Maintain consistent reimbursement for services when patients cannot afford their portion of care
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Reduce financial loss from unpaid deductibles, copays, or self-pay barriers
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Remain credentialed with insurance panels without compromising financial sustainability
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Maintain stable pricing structures rather than shifting toward private-pay-only models
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Sustain patient volume without absorbing uncompensated care
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Strengthen the long-term viability of community-based practices
By supporting providers as well as patients, this program helps strengthen the mental health workforce and treatment infrastructure across Arizona.
Pilot Program: Maricopa and Coconino Counties
In 2026, the Paperflower Foundation will launch a pilot program in Maricopa and Coconino Counties to test our access model designed to reduce barriers to mental health treatment while strengthening the sustainability of local providers.
These counties were selected intentionally to represent two different access challenges within Arizona. Maricopa County contains one of the largest behavioral health systems in the state, while Coconino County faces rural provider shortages and geographic barriers to care. Piloting the model in both settings will allow the Foundation to evaluate how financial access support improves treatment continuity across diverse communities.
Through the pilot, the Foundation will provide targeted financial assistance for therapy, psychiatric care, and medications while partnering with therapists, psychiatric providers, and pharmacies to support treatment continuity.
This initiative is designed to function as a scalable demonstration model for improving behavioral health access, evaluating how targeted financial support can expand treatment availability, stabilize community-based providers, and reduce interruptions in care that often lead to crisis services or hospitalization.
During the pilot year, the Foundation will track program outcomes including:
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number of individuals receiving treatment support
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types of services funded (therapy, psychiatric care, medications)
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treatment continuity among participating patients
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growth of the provider partnership network
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common financial barriers affecting access to care
The findings from this pilot will help refine the program model and guide future expansion of the Foundation’s access initiatives across additional communities in Arizona.