PPEP Behavioral Health Services

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111 La Mina Avenue, Ajo, AZ 85321, USA

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Helping business owners become self-sufficient.

Enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities.

Helping students reach their true potential.

Providing alternative educational options.

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Also known as Project PPEP, was founded by Doctor John David Arnold in 1967. PPEP’s mission is “To improve the quality of rural life.” Over 4,000,000 people have received services from PPEP over the past 45+ years. PPEP’s services are provided by professional and dedicated staff. These services include a variety of human, economic, microbusiness, education, charter schools, health, housing, counseling, employment, job training, humanitarian, and services to the development disabled to name a few. Under the portable, practical education, preparation model these services empower rural people to improve their quality of life and be self-sufficient. Journey with us and see how this is being accomplished.

The classroom is both a traditional and effective learning environment. While online and at-home learning have been growing in popularity, studies have continued to demonstrate the superiority of classroom learning for the vast majority of students. Today’s high school classroom offers students several valuable and unique opportunities with a positive effect on both academic scores […]

A high school diploma is a valuable stepping stone on the path to higher education and a successful career. As a high school student, it’s important to use your time wisely as you work toward your future goals. Learning to balance your school requirements and your social life will not only improve your experiences and […]

PPEP receives a variety of grants, but it’s restricted monies and is never enough. Your donation to PPEP provides support to any one of its numerous programs, all designed to help those in need. You can designate which program you’d like to support – just hit the “Donate” button for further details.

La Tortuga is the original bus used by Doctor John David Arnold to travel to local Tucson area farms, providing the farmworkers with basic education and English classes - the first portable educational program offered by PPEP. Today, La Tortuga, refurbished to its former glory, sits in PPEP’s Farmworker Hall of Fame, where it’s used as a meeting room for PPEP visitors.

802 East 46th Street Tucson, AZ 85713 | Office (520) 622-3553 | Fax (520) 622-1480 | TDD 1-800-367-8939

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Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication
  • Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone

Facility Type

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Outpatient
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment
  • Computerized treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • State department of health
  • Other national oraganization

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance

Emergency Mental Health Services

Payment Assistance Available

  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Language Services

  • Spanish

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Adult women
  • Adult men
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Ancillary Services

  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Martix Model
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • DUI/DWI clients
  • PPEP Behavioral Health Services

    111 La Mina Avenue, Ajo, AZ 85321

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