About Us

Our Vision

Pioneering the delivery of innovative, affordable, quality health and human services.

Our Mission

Through vigorous attention to the individual's needs, the EXCEL group strives to provide an innovative continuum of quality health and human services through culturally sensitive service delivery that respects and empowers those we serve to achieve their maximum growth and performance potential.

HISTORY

Captioned in the local newspaper as the "Emotional Clinic", 1960 marked the beginning of Yuma's first County Guidance Clinic and local mental health program. Eight years later it became the Yuma County Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse and then in 1979, services blended to become the Yuma County Association for Behavioral Health Services, Inc. In 1989, the corporation expanded into La Paz County and changed its name to Behavioral Health Services of Yuma, Inc. In December 1995, the company had expanded to 33 employees and changed the corporate name to "the EXCEL group".

Since 1995 the EXCEL group has experienced rapid growth in both the number of employees and the services it provides. Today, the EXCEL group offers a comprehensive array of behavioral health services for all populations. In addition, we operate housing, vocational training, prevention, healthy families, substance abuse and primary health care programs serving Yuma and La Paz Counties. Our website should provide you with more in-depth information on our organization and the services we offer. On behalf of the over 300 professional employees of the EXCEL group, we hope you take the time to review our programs and let us know if we may assist you.

the EXCEL group Core Principles
At all times...In all things

• Honesty & Integrity
• Respect & Dignity
• Value to Customers
• Listen to Our Customers: Know what they want & value, & give it to them
• Grow the Bottom Line
• Be the Best at All We Do
• Learn, Unlearn, Relearn
• Try New Things: Reward Innovation
• Be a Change Agent: Adapt, Improvise & Overcome
• Be Faster Everyday Than the Day Before