4239 W. Ina Road
Ste. 101
Tucson, Arizona 85741
Ph: 520.744.9595
Fax: 520.744.2127
Wake Up!™ is a juvenile alcohol and drug prevention education program designed for adolescents aged 12-22 that have committed an alchohol/drug offense.
Initial findings indicate that, youth who complete the program have only an 14% recidivism rate compared to national data showing a recidivism rate of 26% to 45%.
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program includes the following four sessions:
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Orientation: A one hour overview of the program.
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Slide Show: A one-hour presentation by the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office. The session includes a discussion of the consequences people face when their judgment is affected by the use of drugs and alcohol.
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Emergency Room: A two-hour visit to a Tucson Medical Center Emergency Room. During the visit, the participant is assigned to a trained Trauma counselor (one-on-one). Together they witness any incoming traumas, tour the Trauma Center and Intensive Care Unit (ICU), as well as complete a 40-minute wheelchair exercise.
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Prevention Education: A four-hour session with a drug and alcohol prevention counselor. Participants must bring a 500 word essay about their Wake Up! experience. A certificate of completion is issued to successful participants.
Program Fee: $135 ($50 for income eligible participants).
Participants are referred by: court, probation officer, school, self or parent.
Pima YOUTH Partnership (PYP) was incorporated in 1990 by a group of concerned citizens that wanted to connect rural communities with the same programs, services, and activities available to youth and families living in the metropolitan Tucson area.
As a prevention agency, PYP works with youth and families in rural and Native American communities to reach its mission, "In partnership with communities, develop resources to promote the positive growth of their children." Since 1990, PYP has grown from its original three (3) communities of Ajo, rural Marana, and Sahuarita, to include Catalina, Flowing Wells, New Pascua Yaqui Reservation, and the three (3) western districts of the Tohono O'odham Nation.