Wednesday, January 8, 2025
1/8/2025
Population to be served: Ali Forney Center, the largest provider of comprehensive services and housing for homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in the nation, will engage those most in need of substance abuse treatment and mental health services and those most at-risk for contracting HIV in expanded treatment services: 18-24 year old homeless or unstably housed youth who identify as LGBTQ and are predominately people of color from across New York City. Strategies/Interventions: To address the high rates of substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring mental health disorders (COD), as well as HIV infections, among homeless LGBTQ youth, the program will expand treatment programming for racial/ethnic and minority at-risk youth at our 24/7 Drop-In Center in Harlem, New York City. The program will utilize HIV Prevention Evidence-Based Interventions, Substance Abuse Evidence-Based Interventions, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Intensive Case Management, Trauma-Informed Care, Positive Youth Development, and Motivational Interviewing. Project Goals: The goals of our project are to: identify and connect racial/ethnic minority populations with SUD/COD to Intensive Case Management and/or Substance Abuse Counseling; retain population in care for follow-up and discharge assessments; retain population in care for HIV services; and achieve Viral Suppression. Measurable Objectives: 1. Identify and connect 100 racial/ethnic minority youth with SUD and/or COD who are at high risk for HIV or are HIV positive and receive services/treatment to Intensive Case management and/or Substance Abuse Counseling (500 over project lifetime). 2. Retain 80% in care for the 6-month follow-up and discharge assessments. 3: Retain 80% in care for HIV prevention and treatment services. 4: Achieve a 100% Viral Suppression rate for youth who are actively engaged with their Intensive Case Managers and/or Substance Use Counselors to address their SUD/COD, and who are also actively engaged in HIV care at the on-site medical clinic.
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