Erise Williams And Associates Inc

THE COLLABORATIVE: A MULTI-LEVEL APPROACH TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT & HIV/AIDS PREVENTION & CARE SERVICES FOR MINORITY MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM)

STL MADE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS - ORGANIZATION: ERISE WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC. ERISE WILLIAMS, JR., MPH, PRESIDENT/CEO 3737 NORTH KINGSHIGHWAY BLVD. SUITE 204-206 ST. LOUIS, MO. 63115-1736 314-385-1935 (PHONE) WWW.MINORITYHEALTHSTL.ORG ERISEJR@MINORITYHEALTHSTL.ORG 314-385-3011 (FAX) SUMMARY: WITH FUNDING THROUGH SAMHSA'S MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES WILL EXTEND AN EXISTING PROGRAM INITIALLY DEVELOPED WITH CSAT FUNDING INTO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND ROBUST NETWORK OF PARTNERS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUDS) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUDS AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (COD) WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. PROJECT NAME: STL MADE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS INITIATIVE IS BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS AND OLDER WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER OR QUESTIONING, INTERSEX AND ASEXUAL PERSONS, AND THOSE WITH OTHER GENDER IDENTITIES (LGBTQIA+) OF ANY RACE/ETHNICITY. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: THE PROJECT WILL USE THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI); SELF-MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY TRAINING (SMART RECOVERY), COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)), COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THE SAMHSA OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION TOOKKIT. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUDS AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (COD) WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE 1) DELIVER 5,785 EDUCATIONAL, SCREENING, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT ENCOUNTERS; 2) DELIVER CASE MANAGEMENT TO 525 PEOPLE; 3) LINK 236 PEOPLE TO ESSENTIAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES; 4) PROVIDE SUD/COD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO 150 PEOPLE; 5) PROVIDE 500 PEOPLE WITH HIV TESTING; 6) PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL TO CARE FOR PERSONS WITH A POSITIVE HIV TEST; 7) PROVIDE PREP SERVICES TO 500 PEOPLE; 8) PROVIDE PEP TO 200 HIV-EXPOSED PEOPLE; 9) TEST 150 PEOPLE FOR HEPATITIS B AND C; 10) DEVELOPING MOAS WITH TWO PRIMARY HIV TREATMENT AND CARE PROVIDERS; 11) SCREEN AND ASSESS 625 PEOPLE AT RISK FOR HIV FOR CODS; 12) DEVELOP AN OUTREACH STRATEGY; 13) PROVIDE SUD SERVICES TO 75% OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS;14) IMPLEMENT PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. NUMBER NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED: THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 578 ANNUALLY, 2,890 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT.

CLEAR (CHOOSING LIFE: EMPOWERMENT, ACTION, RESULTS) INITIATIVE

ST. LOUIS STRONG: PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (PNP) FOR MINORITY FOCUSED SUBSTANCE USE AND HIV - ORGANIZATION: WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC. ERISE WILLIAMS, JR., MPH, PRESIDENT AND CEO ST. LOUIS, MO. 63115-1700 314-385-1935 (PHONE) 314-385-3011 (FAX) WWW.MINORITYHEALTHSTL.ORG ERISEJR@MINORITYHEALTHSTL.ORG SUMMARY: WITH FUNDING THROUGH SAMHSA'S MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: THE SUBSTANCE USE AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES WILL EXTEND AN EXISTING PROGRAM INITIALLY DEVELOPED WITH CSAT FUNDING INTO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND ROBUST NETWORK OF PARTNERS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUDS AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (COD) WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV, WITH EMPHASIS ON NAVIGATING SERVICES FOR PERSONS RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY FROM INCARCERATION. PROJECT NAME: ST. LOUIS STRONG: PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (PNP) FOR MINORITY FOCUSED SUBSTANCE USE AND HIV. POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS INITIATIVE IS BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS 25 YEARS AND OLDER WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO BLACK MSM/MSM/W RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY FROM INCARCERATION. LGBTQA+. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: THE PROJECT WILL USE THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI); SELF-MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY TRAINING (SMART RECOVERY); COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT); PEER SUPPORT, ; AND THE SAMHSA OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION TOOLKIT. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE AND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES TO RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AT HIGH RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HIV INFECTION, WITH REGARD TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED OR RECENTLY RELEASED BLACK MSM AND MSM/W, 25 YEARS AND OLDER. ST. LOUIS STRONG: PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (PNP) FOR MINORITY FOCUSED SUBSTANCE USE AND HIV INITIATIVE OBJECTIVES: 1.NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE AWARD, CONDUCT 5 FOCUS GROUPS, 5 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, AND 50 SURVEYS ON ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, DRUG USE, HIV/AIDS INCIDENCE, AND PREVALENCE RATES AMONG THE FOCUS POPULATION. 2. CAPACITY BUILDING: MOBILIZE AND BUILD CAPACITY TO ADDRESS SU, HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, AND STI PREVENTION SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENTS (MOAS) WITH 4 KEY PROVIDERS SERVING THE POPULATION OF FOCUS TO COORDINATE SERVICES AND PREVENT THE ONSET OF SU, HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, AND STI PREVENTION SERVICES AMONG HIGH-RISK RACIAL ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS. WE AIM TO HAVE THESE MOAS ESTABLISHED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF RECEIVING FUNDING. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIC PLAN BASED ON THE RESULTS FROM THE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS THAT IS CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY AGE-APPROPRIATE WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF THE PROJECT. NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED: THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 289 ANNUALLY, 1,445 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT.