Changing Lives provides a supportive environment for women and children working to overcome addiction, homelessness, trauma, and other life challenges. Recovery often involves addressing both physical and emotional wellbeing, and access to healthcare can play a critical role in long-term success.
Through its partnership with Sage Foundation for Health and Sonoran University of Health Sciences, participants receive access to integrative healthcare services that help support their recovery journey. By addressing health concerns alongside counseling, education, and life skills development, the program helps individuals build a stronger foundation for the future.
Many program participants have experienced significant barriers to healthcare. By bringing services directly into the recovery environment, Sage Foundation helps remove obstacles that can prevent individuals from receiving care.
Access to healthcare can help patients manage chronic conditions, improve sleep, reduce stress, increase energy levels, and support healthier lifestyles. The program’s whole-person approach encourages participants to take an active role in their wellbeing while working toward personal and professional goals.
Student clinicians and supervising physicians work together to provide supportive healthcare services that address the unique needs of program participants.
Services may include:
These services help participants improve their overall health while supporting recovery and long-term wellness goals.
The Changing Lives clinic also provides valuable real-world experience for student clinicians from Sonoran University’s College of Naturopathic Medicine. Under faculty supervision, students gain firsthand experience supporting patients facing complex health and social challenges.
This educational model expands access to healthcare today while helping prepare future providers to serve diverse communities with empathy, cultural awareness, and clinical excellence.