Amity was established in 1969 in Tucson. Amity’s Circle Tree Ranch currently serves men and women over the age of 18, including pregnant women and children of a parent undergoing treatment. Circle Tree Ranch was one of the first therapeutic communities to adapt treatment services to meet the needs of women and their children, and on occasion men or families with their children. Circle Tree Ranch is fully licensed to provide these services. Traditionally, individuals who brought their children into treatment with them were often found to have higher success rates.

What if I have Children – Additional Programs:

Parents may bring up to two children with them to treatment at Circle Tree Ranch. We accept children ranging in ages from newborn to eight (8) years of age. Circle Tree Ranch also accepts pregnant mothers into our program. The children at Circle Tree Ranch either attend daycare during the day or attend the nearby elementary school which provides busing service from our facility. Separate dormitory housing is provided for mothers or fathers with children (in addition to families). Circle Tree Ranch sometimes offers special family events at night or on the weekends. We also interface with other providers to assist in finding ancillary services for children in the care of their parents at Circle Tree Ranch.

The course “Parenting with Love and Logic” is offered for six week rotations for students and a certificate of completion is awarded upon successful completion of the course. Traci Butler, M.A., Child/Family Therapist, currently holds parenting classes for individuals in treatment at Circle Tree Ranch.

In addition to substance abuse rehabilitation, alcohol addiction treatment and parenting courses, many women at Amity’s Circle Tree Ranch are currently enrolled in “Mujer Sana – Healthy Women,” a federally funded project to promote women’s health through a 13-week women specific program. Curriculum is being adapted to reflect recommendations by recently published documents specifically alerting women to prevention of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), Hepatitis A, B, and C, TB (tuberculosis), and HIV/AIDS.

In conjunction with the Tucson Centers for Women and Children (TCWC) bi-monthly workshops for faculty and students at Amity’s Circle Tree Ranch are held on domestic violence education. A certificate of participation is offered upon successful completion of these seminars.

Also, Circle Tree Ranch works with Tucson’s Las Familias Program providing bi-monthly seminars for faculty and students regarding children/adult victims of violence and childhood abuse. Las Familias is a nonprofit outpatient treatment center specializing in childhood sexual abuse counseling serving both children and adults.