Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
FY 2022 Minority AIDS Initiative: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS - Project Abstract Sun River Health, Inc. (dba Hudson River HealthCare) is seeking to increase engagement in care for racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (COD) who are at risk for, or living with, HIV/AIDS and receive HIV/AIDS services/treatment in the Bronx, New York, and Ending the HIV Epidemic priority jurisdiction. Project Title Minority AIDS Initiative Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High-Risk for HIV/AIDS Populations to Be Served Sun River Health's target populations for the proposed project are racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) who are at risk for, or are living with, HIV/AIDS in the Bronx, New York. the Health Center's services target racially and ethnically diverse, health disparity populations including individuals experiencing homelessness, residents of public housing, new immigrant day laborers, new and expectant mothers, those living with HIV/AIDS and other persons at-risk. Strategies/Interventions: Sun River Health will conduct HIV and HCV testing and linkage to care, access to PrEP and care and treatment for racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) including the prescriptions of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for individuals with OUD at the identified project sites. Services also include: Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) flow sheet assessment, ongoing counseling, case conferencing, care management, ongoing monitoring and drug testing, opioid overdose prevention education, introduction to Naloxone, risk and harm reduction education, and referrals where appropriate. The program also utilizes other evidence-based practices: SBIRT, Partnership for Health, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Stages of Change. Project Goals and Objectives Through the project, Sun River Health seeks to increase the number of racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) who are living with or at risk for HIV and/or viral hepatitis who receive the following: HIV/hepatitis testing and care and treatment for HIV and/or viral hepatitis if testing positive; linkage to harm reduction/prevention services, including PrEP as indicated; diagnosis and treatment for COD; and, access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder using FDA-approved medications. Additionally the project seeks to integrate MAI-High Risk Populations program services into Sun River Health's QA/QI program, and ensure appropriate monitoring of data collection, program assessment, progress towards goals and objective, and reporting.
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