Sunday, May 4, 2025
5/4/2025
Supporting LGBTQ Youth in NYC through Prevention, Resources, Information, Data, and Evaluation (PRIDE) - The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center), located in New York City (NYC), will implement a Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success project, "Supporting LGBTQI+ Youth in NYC through Prevention, Resources, Information, Data, and Evaluation (PRIDE)," to reduce the onset and progression of substance use and its related problems in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI+) youth ages 13-22 by increasing the capacity of prevention providers and stakeholders throughout NYC to identify and address risk factors in the population of focus through affirming and inclusive services while gathering data on substance use trends and patterns within this community. The goals and objectives of the project are: Goal 1: Increase the capacity of prevention providers in NYC to provide affirming care to LGBTQI+ youth through training and infrastructure support. Objective 1.1: By January 2025, and twice annually thereafter, PRIDE will train 100 prevention staff in NYC in best practices and trauma-informed support, with 80% or more of trained providers indicating increased confidence to offer affirming care to LGBTQI+ youth. Objective 1.2: Over the five-year project period, PRIDE will host monthly meetings for prevention providers and stakeholders at The Center to share resources and coordinate planning around the implementation of affirming services and strategize around data collection. Objective 1.3: Over the five-year project period, PRIDE will organize and host an annual Symposium focusing on the latest resources, evidence-based practices (EBP), and trends in use among LGBTQI+ youth with a focus on strategies for increasing protective factors and decreasing risk factors within prevention services throughout NYC. Goal 2: Increase the capacity of NYC schools to provide affirming care for LGBTQI+ youth by implementing evidence-based interventions and staff training. Objective 2.1: By January 2025, and twice annually thereafter, PRIDE will train school Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Specialists (SAPIS) workers at 25 schools to implement the EBP Proud & Empowered with student groups, increasing the number of Proud & Empowered groups initiated. Objective 2.2: By January 2025, and twice annually thereafter, PRIDE will train 200 school SAPIS workers and other school staff to provide LGBTQI+-affirming care for students to increase their knowledge and capacity to offer affirming care. Objective 2.3: By January 2025, and annually thereafter, PRIDE will train 50 GSA Coordinators on assessing the risk and protective factors that may contribute to LGBTQI+ youth substance use along with appropriate interventions and referral sources to help coordinators identify factors that may have the biggest impact on LGBTQI+ youth. Objective 2.4: By January 2025, a minimum of 100 youth annually will participate in PRIDE's Leadership Institute skill-building events. Goal 3: Improve surveillance of prevalence and trends of substance use among LGBTQI+ youth in NYC and the related impact of risk and protective factors. Objective 3.1: By January 2025, PRIDE will form the SPF-PFS Data Workgroup inclusive of LGBTQI+ youth-serving stakeholders. Objective 3.2: By January 2025, PRIDE will begin conducting an annual citywide assessment of LGBTQI+ youth in NYC to identify substance use patterns and related risk and protective factors as measured by the completion of an assessment survey by 500 youth per year over the five-year project period. Objective 3.3: In years two through five of the project period, the PRIDE Data Workgroup will provide an annual epidemiological outcomes report to help LGBTQI+ youth-serving stakeholders make data-informed decisions in service planning and provision. Objective 3.4: By September 2025, PRIDE will conduct a media advocacy campaign on underage drinking prevention to reach 15,000 members of the NYC metropolitan community.
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).