Saturday, June 7, 2025
6/7/2025
GCC Keys Minority AIDS Initiative - Guidance/Care Center (G/CC) is requesting $1,934,229 over four years to support the GCC Keys Minority AIDS Initiative project which will integrate mental health and substance abuse treatment with HIV primary care and prevention services for 75 adults annually, 300 over the lifetime of the project, with a serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring disorder (COD) living with or at risk for HIV and/or viral hepatitis in at-risk populations, including racial and ethnic minority communities, who reside in Monroe Co., FL. G/CC is a licensed provider and has outpatient mental health, SUD, COD, and primary care services in place. G/CC will provide HIV and hepatitis prevention services and evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment that is trauma-informed and recovery-oriented. Evidence-based practices and curricula will include Seeking Safety, CLEAR, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Additionally, G/CC will provide case management services, peer support services, and community outreach. Services will begin within 4 months of the grant award. Goals include: 1. Reduce the incidence of HIV among minority adult individuals living in Monroe County who have a serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring disorder (COD) and are living with or at risk of viral hepatitis (VH) or HIV/AIDS; 1.1 Provide HIV Counseling, Testing, and Linkages (CTL) to at least 90% of clients; 1.2 Provide HIV Counseling, Testing, and Linkages to at least 50% of clients’ partners; 1.3: Refer 100% of individuals with a reactive HIV test for confirmatory testing; 1.4: Link 85% of HIV+ persons to medical care; 1.5: Enroll 80% of clients who are HIV+ or at high risk for HIV into CLEAR; 1.6: 80% of high-risk persons completing who complete CLEAR will have no change in their HIV status between time of initial HIV test and at 6-months post admission; 1.7: 50% of persons who complete CLEAR will report abstinence or a reduction in unprotected sex, decreased number of sexual partners, reduced IV drug use and reduced sharing of drug equipment within the 30 days prior to discharge, and 70% of those will continue to exhibit decreased risk behaviors at 6-months post admission; 1.8: 80% of persons who complete CLEAR will demonstrate an increased knowledge of HIV risk behaviors as measured by the HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (HIV-KQ-45); Goal 2: Expand access to services that increase health outcomes among minority adult individuals living in Monroe County who have a serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring disorder (COD) and are living with or at risk of VH or HIV/AIDS; 2.1: Provide Seeking Safety to 80% of all program participants experiencing trauma-related symptoms; 2.2: 70% of clients completing Seeking Safety will report a reduction of trauma symptoms at discharge and 70% of those will maintain the improvements or show additional decreases at 6-months post admission assessed by the PCL-5; 2.3 80% of clients with COD completing treatment will remain substance-free during the 30 days prior to discharge and 70% of those will remain substance-free at 6-months post admission; 2.4: 80% of those clients completing treatment will exhibit fewer mental health symptoms at discharge and 70% of those will maintain the improvements or show additional decreases at 6-months post admission assessed by the Modified Mini Screen; Goal 3: Reduce the spread of VH among Monroe County minority adults with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders who are living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS or VH; 3.1: Provide VH testing to at least 90% of clients; 3.2: Provide VH testing to at least 50% of clients’ partners; 3.3 Refer 100% of individuals with a positive VH test for confirmatory testing; 3.4: Link 85% of Hep+ persons to medical care.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).