North Jersey Aids Alliance Inc

ESSEX COUNTY NJ HEALTHY TRANSITIONS PROGRAM - SUMMARY. THE NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) IS PROPOSING A PROGRAM TO TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENTALLY, CULTURALLY, AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 16-25) WHO EITHER HAVE, OR ARE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING, SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN ESSEX COUNTY, NJ. NJCRI WILL SERVE 250 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH GRANT FUNDS AND 1,250 OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD. PROJECT NAME. ESSEX COUNTY HEALTHY TRANSITIONS PROGRAM POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED. NJCRI’S POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 16-25) WHO ARE AT RISK FOR A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED) OR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI). THE CATCHMENT AREA WHERE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED IS ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, WHICH INCLUDES NEWARK. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS. NJCRI’S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) DEVELOP A PLAN TO ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ESSEX COUNTY AND THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES; 2) CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF ESSEX COUNTY TO IDENTIFY AVAILABLE RESOURCES; 3) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING PLAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; 4) DEVELOP AN INTRA-AGENCY AGREEMENT WITHIN NJ DMHAS’S YOUTH AND ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DIVISIONS; 5) IMPLEMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION APPROACHES; 6) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN THAT INCLUDES OUTREACH, SCREENINGS, SERVICES, REFERRALS, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; 7) ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COUNCIL ACROSS CHILD AND ADULT SERVING SYSTEMS; 8) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN THAT COORDINATES AND ALIGNS FUNDING STREAMS AND LEVERAGES THIRD PARTY FUNDING; 9) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SOCIAL MARKETING/COMMUNICATION STRATEGIC PLAN; 10) COLLABORATE WITH OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND/OR INTERAGENCY TEAMS SERVING YOUTH OR YOUNG ADULTS WITH SED/SMI; 11) IMPLEMENT TRAUMA- AND GRIEF-INFORMED PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES; 12) PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; 13) PROVIDE TRAINING ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION FOR CLAS STANDARDS; 14) PROVIDE ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; 15) IMPLEMENT EFFORTS TO EXPAND DIVERSITY EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY; 16) USE DATA TO UNDERSTAND WHO IS SERVED AND DISPROPORTIONATELY SERVED; AND 17) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OUTREACH AND REFERRAL PATHWAYS. NJCRI WILL PROVIDE 2 EBPS: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT). PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. THE PROGRAM’S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENTALLY, CULTURALLY, AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 16-25) WHO EITHER HAVE, OR ARE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING, SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) DEVELOP A PLAN TO ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NJ DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES AND ESSEX COUNTY; 2) CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY AVAILABLE RESOURCES, RESOURCE GAPS, TRAINING NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND BARRIERS; 3) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING PLAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; 4) DEVELOP AN INTRA-AGENCY AGREEMENT (IAA); 5) IMPLEMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION APPROACHES; 6) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO ADDRESS STRATEGIC AND DIRECT ONE-TO-ONE OUTREACH; 7) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS; 8) IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED AND INFORMED SERVICES TARGETED FOR AT LEAST 250 TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS; 9) DEVELOP REFERRAL PATHWAYS TO NEEDED TREATMENT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AND THE MECHANISMS TO TRACK THAT REFERRALS; 10) IMPLEMENT RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; 11) ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF AT LEAST 25 MEMBERS; 12) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN THAT COORDINATES AND ALIGNS FUNDING STREAMS; 13) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SOCIAL MARKETING/COMMUNICATION STRATEGIC PLAN.

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THE NEWARK, NJ EMA - THE NORTH JERSEY AIDS ALLIANCE DBA NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) WILL ADDRESS THE NATIONAL HIV EPIDEMIC BY REDUCING NEW INFECTIONS, INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE, AND PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY. THROUGH THIS FUNDING, NJCRI WILL ENHANCE ITS CAPACITY TO INCREASE HIV TESTING AND REFERRALS TO PARTNER SERVICES, LINK PERSONS WITH HIV TO HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART, PROVIDE/REFER PREVENTION/ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH HIV AND PERSONS AT RISK FOR ACQUIRING HIV, AND INCREASE PROGRAM MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY. NJCRI WILL PROVIDE A RANGE OF STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE THE PROJECT PERIOD OUTCOMES, INCLUDING 3 EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM STRATEGIES. NJCRI HAS ADAPTED PROGRAMMING AND PROTOCOLS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF CLIENTS AND STAFF DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND WILL INCORPORATE THOSE PROTOCOLS INTO THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AS APPROPRIATE. NJCRI’S COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION CORE PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DIAGNOSE: TARGETED HIV TESTING FOR 1,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY, PROVIDE INTEGRATED SCREENINGS FOR 800 CLIENTS ANNUALLY, CONDUCT 6 LARGE SCALE TESTING EVENTS; TREAT: LINKAGE TO HIV MEDICAL CARE FOR AT LEAST 90% OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV PERSONS AND THOSE NOT IN CARE, INCORPORATING STEPS TO CARE, RE-ENGAGEMENT, PARTNER SERVICES REFERRAL FOR 100% OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PERSONS, MEDICATION ADHERENCE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING STAY CONNECTED; PREVENT: REFERRALS TO PREP AND NPEP FOR 90% OF CLIENTS, D-UP! FOR 400 CLIENTS ANNUALLY, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, REACHING 10,000 PERSONS FROM THE TP ANNUALLY; RESPOND: SUPPORT FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLUSTER DETECTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. NJCRI’S OPERATIONAL PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF PROGRAM PROMOTION, OUTREACH, AND RECRUITMENT; COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB); AND HIV PLANNING GROUP (HPG). THE SPECIFIC SERVICE AREA IN WHICH NJCRI PLANS TO DELIVER ITS PROGRAM IS THE NEWARK EMA, WITH A FOCUS ON HIGH-NEED AREAS IN ESSEX AND UNION COUNTIES, INCLUDING NEWARK, IRVINGTON, ELIZABETH, AND EAST ORANGE. THE SERVICE AREA IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV AND IS WHERE PEOPLE WITH AND AT GREATEST RISK FOR HIV RESIDE AND FREQUENT. NJCRI’S TARGET POPULATION FOR SERVICE DELIVERY IS GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MSM, PRIMARILY BLACKS/AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HISPANICS/LATINOS, AGES 16 AND OLDER. THE AGENCY IS TARGETING THIS POPULATION AND SERVICE AREA BECAUSE RATES OF HIV/AIDS ARE THE HIGHEST IN NEW JERSEY AND FAR EXCEED NATIONAL RATES. NJCRI WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE AN ESTABLISHED HISTORY OF WORKING WITH AND RECRUITING MEMBERS OF THE TARGET POPULATION AT GREATEST RISK FOR HIV ACQUISITION OR TRANSMISSION; SOME OF NJCRI’S MANY COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE LENNARD CLINIC, RENAISSANCE HOUSE, COVENANT HOUSE, RESTORATION CENTER, CURA, FAMILY MEDICAL GROUP, SAINT MICHAEL’S MEDICAL CENTER, RUTGERS UNIV. HOSPITAL, EAST ORANGE GENERAL HOSPITAL, NEWARK BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL, NEWARK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL CENTER, THE HARBOR, HYACINTH FOUNDATION, PROCEED, KINTOCK GROUP, AND LGBTQ RAIN FOUNDATION. NJCRI WILL ENHANCE EXISTING AND ESTABLISH NEW FORMALIZED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, SUPPORTED BY DETAIL SPECIFIC SERVICE AGREEMENTS, WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MAXIMIZE REACH, INCREASE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION, AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION SERVICES (E.G., RETENTION IN CARE, VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION). NJCRI IS NOT FORMALLY PARTNERING WITH ANY OTHER AGENCIES FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM. NJCRI EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES. DIAGNOSE: INCREASED PERSONS WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS; INCREASED RECEIPT OF INTEGRATED SCREENINGS. TREAT: INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART AMONG PERSONS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV; INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART AMONG PERSONS WITH PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED HIV, NOT-IN-CARE; INCREASED ACCESS TO PARTNER SE

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ACCESS FOR YMSM, MSM AND HETEROSEXUAL ADULTS IN NEWARK

ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND COD AND AT RISK FOR HIV IN NEWARK

HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECT FOR YTG OF COLOR IN NEWARK

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PREVENTION & EDUC. (PROJ. COPE)

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGS

ESSEX COUNTY MAI HIGH RISK PROGRAM - ABSTRACT SUMMARY. THE NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) IS PROPOSING A PROGRAM TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUDS AND/OR COD WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OR WITH HIV IN ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, WITH A FOCUS ON NEWARK. NJCRI WILL SERVE 600 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH GRANT FUNDS AND 3,000 OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. PROJECT NAME. ESSEX COUNTY MAI HIGH RISK PROGRAM POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED. THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS (POF) WILL BE 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 WITH HIV. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA WHERE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED IS ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, WITH A FOCUS ON NEWARK. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS ONE OF THE LOCALITIES INCLUDED IN APPENDIX M. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) SUD/COD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; 2) HIV RAPID TESTING AND ON-SITE HIV TESTING; 3) LINKAGE TO CONFIRMATORY TESTING; 4) CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL/LINKAGES TO FOLLOW-UP CARE, AND TREATMENT FOR ALL CLIENTS WHO HAVE A PRELIMINARY POSITIVE HIV AND CONFIRMATORY HIV TEST RESULTS; 5) CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL/LINKAGE TO PREP SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO SCREEN NEGATIVE FOR HIV BUT ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF BECOMING INFECTED WITH HIV; 6) EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL/LINKAGE TO POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF EXPOSURE TO HIV THROUGH EXPOSURE; 7) DEVELOP MOAS WITH PRIMARY HIV TREATMENT AND CARE PROVIDERS; 8) SCREEN AND ASSESS CLIENTS FOR THE PRESENCE OF CODS; 9) TEST ALL CLIENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AT RISK FOR VIRAL HEPATITIS (B AND C) ON-SITE AND DURING MOBILE OUTREACH; 10) DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS OUTREACH STRATEGY; 11) HIRE STAFF THAT REPRESENT THE POPULATION OF THE COMMUNITY BEING SERVED; 12) ENSURE TRANSLATE TOOLS AND RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO RECIPIENTS OF SERVICES; 13) ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL RACIAL/ETHNIC/MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY; 14) ADAPT EXISTING CONFLICT AND GRIEVANCE RESOLUTIONS PROCESSES TO ENSURE THEY ARE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE; AND 15) REPORT ALL POSITIVE VIRAL HEPATITIS TEST RESULTS TO THE LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT(S). NJCRI WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING EBPS: SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT); MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI); AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT). PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. THE PROGRAM’S GOAL IS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUDS AND/OR COD WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OR WITH HIV. THE PROGRAM’S OBJECTIVES ARE TO: OBJECTIVE 1: CONDUCT OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES, REACHING UP TO 1,500 PERSONS FROM THE POF PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 2: CONDUCT HIV TESTING FOR 600 PERSONS FROM THE POF PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 3: CONDUCT HEPATITIS B AND C TESTING FOR 450 PERSONS FROM THE POF PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 4: PROVIDE LINKAGE TO CARE FOR 100% OF CLIENTS TESTING POSITIVE FOR HIV PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 5: PROVIDE LINKAGE TO PREP SERVICES TO 75% OF HIGH-RISK HIV NEGATIVE PERSONS FROM THE POF PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 6: ENROLL 100 PERSONS FROM THE POF INTO CASE MANAGEMENT PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 7: SCREEN AND ASSESS 200 PERSONS FROM THE POF FOR COD PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 8: PROVIDE SUD/COD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 90% OF PERSONS FROM THE POF SCREENING POSITIVE FOR SUD/COD PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 9: PROVIDE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 100 PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR.

MAT AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING SERVICES IN NEWARK

NORTH JERSEY PORTABLE CLINICAL CARE PILOT PROJECT - SUMMARY. THE NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) IS PROPOSING A PROGRAM TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE FOR UNDERSERVED AND HISTORICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PORTABLE CLINICAL CARE IN NEW JERSEY. NJCRI WILL SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 1,092 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH GRANT FUNDS AND 3,276 OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. PROJECT NAME. NEW JERSEY PORTABLE CLINICAL CARE PILOT PROJECT POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED. NJCRI’S POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) WILL BE UNDERSERVED PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA WHERE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED IS THE NEWARK ELIGIBLE METROPOLITAN AREA (EMA), WHICH INCLUDES THE FIVE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF ESSEX, MORRIS, SUSSEX, UNION, AND WARREN. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDE BASIC PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES; 2) LOW BARRIER SUD TREATMENT; 3) TAKE A SYNDEMIC APPROACH TO ADDRESS INFECTIOUS DISEASES; 4) PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ON- SITE; 5) CONDUCT SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUDS; 6) PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; AND 7) DOCUMENT BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED. NJCRI WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING EBPS: SBIRT; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI); AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT). PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. THE PROGRAM’S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF PORTABLE CLINICAL CARE DELIVERED OUTSIDE THAT IS FOCUSED ON THE INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION SERVICES. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN THE CATCHMENT AREA, REACHING UP TO 900 PERSONS FROM THE POF IN YEAR 1, 1080 IN YEAR 2, AND 1,296 IN YEAR 3; 2) PROVIDE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, REACHING AT LEAST 900 PERSONS FROM THE POF IN YEAR 1, 1,080 IN YEAR 2, AND 1,296 IN YEAR 3; 3) SCREEN AND ASSESS AT LEAST 900 PERSONS FROM THE POF FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN YEAR 1, 1,080 IN YEAR 2, AND 1,296 IN YEAR 3; 4) PROVIDE SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND REFERRAL FOR AT LEAST 80% OF CLIENTS IN NEED OF SERVICES EACH YEAR; 5) SCREEN CLIENTS AND THEIR DRUG-USING AND/OR SEXUAL PARTNERS ON-SITE FOR HIV, VIRAL HEPATITIS, MPOX, STIS AND TB, REACHING 900 PERSONS FROM THE POF IN YEAR 1, 1,080 IN YEAR 2, AND 1,296 IN YEAR 3; 6) PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO 90% OF CLIENTS PER YEAR; 7) PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, TO AT LEAST 900 PERSONS FROM THE POF IN YEAR 1, 1,080 IN YEAR 2, AND 1,296 IN YEAR 3; 8) PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING TO AT LEAST 900 PERSONS FROM THE POF IN YEAR 1, 1,080 IN YEAR 2, AND 1,296 IN YEAR 3; AND, 9) PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND REFERRAL TO AT LEAST 80% OF CLIENTS IN NEED OF SERVICES PER YEAR.

NORTH JERSEY LGBTQI+ FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM - ABSTRACT SUMMARY. THE NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) IS PROPOSING A PROGRAM TO PREVENT HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RISKS (E.G., SUICIDE, DEPRESSION, HOMELESSNESS, DRUG USE, HIV) AND TO PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR LGBTQI+ YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS, CULTURES, AND COMMUNITIES IN ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, WITH A FOCUS ON NEWARK. NJCRI WILL SERVE 250 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH GRANT FUNDS AND 750 OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. PROJECT NAME. ESSEX COUNTY LGBTQI+ FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED. PCOM’S POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) WILL BE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER/QUESTIONING AND INTERSEX + (LGBTQI+) YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS, WITH A FOCUS ON BLACK POPULATIONS IN PARTICULAR. THE CATCHMENT AREA WHERE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED IS ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, WITH A FOCUS ON NEWARK. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY PLAN TO CONNECT LGBTQI+ YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH COUNSELING AND SUPPORTS; 2) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO ENGAGE FAMILIES OF LGBTQI+ YOUTH AND PROMOTE FAMILY SUPPORT; 3) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS TO IDENTIFY LGBTQI+ YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES NEEDING FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES; 4) IDENTIFY AND COORDINATE REFERRAL PATHWAYS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR LGBTQI+ YOUTH REFERRED TO THE FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM; 5) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ITS INTERNAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, CASE MANAGERS, AND SUPERVISORS, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT; 6) IMPLEMENT THE FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT; 7) ESTABLISH AN LGBTQI+ YOUTH AND FAMILY ADVISORY WORKGROUP; 8) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING SESSIONS ABOUT FAMILY COUNSELING INTERVENTION(S) FOR LGBTQI+ YOUTH-SERVING, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDERS; 9) COORDINATE EFFORTS AND ACCESS RELEVANT TA AND RESOURCES; AND 10) PROVIDE PEER AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH ITS PARENTS PARTNERING AS PEERS PROGRAM. NJCRI WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING EBPS: THE FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT, SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT); MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI); AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT). PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. THE PROGRAM’S GOAL IS TO PREVENT HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RISKS (E.G., SUICIDE, DEPRESSION, HOMELESSNESS, DRUG USE, HIV) AND TO PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR LGBTQI+ YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS, CULTURES, AND COMMUNITIES BY ESTABLISHING A LGBTQI+ FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND TRAINING PROVIDERS ON FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS. OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM INCLUDE: 1) CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, REACHING UP TO 500 PERSONS FROM THE POF PER YEAR; 2) CONDUCT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ENGAGE FAMILIES OF LGBTQI+ YOUTH AND PROMOTE FAMILY SUPPORT OF SUCH YOUTH, REACHING 5,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR; 3) SCREEN AND ASSESS AT LEAST 250 PERSONS FROM THE POF PER YEAR NEEDING FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES; 4) PARTNER WITH AT LEAST 6 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS PER YEAR TO RECEIVE REFERRALS TO THE FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR LGBTQI+ YOUTH WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSED MENTAL OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND NEED MORE INTENSIVE OR LONG-TERM CLINICAL SERVICES; 5) IMPLEMENT THE EVIDENCE-BASED FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT FAMILY COUNSELING PROJECT FOR AT LEAST 100 MEMBERS OF THE POF PER YEAR; 6) CONVENE AN LGBTQI+ YOUTH AND FAMILY ADVISORY WORKGROUP THAT MEETS QUARTERLY; AND 7) PROVIDE TRAINING IN FAMILY COUNSELING INTERVENTIONS TO AT LEAST 25 LGBTQI+ YOUTH-SERVING, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDERS.

PS06-618: HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM TARGETING YOUNG TRANSGENDER PERSONS OF COLOR

NJCRI ESSHCI PROGRAM

PS04-064, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV)PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO

PREVENTION NAVIGATION FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN NEWARK

OPIOID REDUCTION IN ESSEX COUNTY

ENDING HIV AND TAMING HCV AND OVERDOSE AMONG PUERTO RICAN PWID IN NEW YORK CITY: THE GANCHERO INTERVENTION - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE THREAT OF HIV AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID) IN THE UNITED STATES (US) IS NOT OVER. MULTIPLE HIV OUTBREAKS AMONG PWID IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF THE US HAVE OCCURRED RECENTLY, FROM 2015 IN RURAL INDIANA TO 2018 IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. PWID WHO ARE RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES CONTINUE TO BE DISPROPORTIONATELY INFECTED WITH HIV. AMONG THESE, PUERTO RICAN (PR) PWID WHO STARTED INJECTING DRUGS IN PUERTO RICO (PR) AND CONTINUE TO INJECT DRUGS IN NEW YORK CITY (NYC) REMAIN VULNERABLE NOT ONLY TO HIV, BUT ALSO TO HEPATITIS C (HCV) AND FATAL OPIOID OVERDOSE. ANALYSES CONDUCTED IN NYC FOUND PR PWID, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MIGRATED FROM PR, ARE THE MOST HIV-VULNERABLE ETHNIC GROUP. IN 2017, THE US OVERDOSE MORTALITY RATE FOR US-BORN AND PR-BORN PUERTO RICAN PWID EXCEEDED THE RATE FOR NON-HISPANIC WHITES, AND THE SAME HOLDS TRUE IN NYC. RECENT RESEARCH SHOWED THAT PR PWID HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PREVALENCE OF HCV THAN NON-PR-PWID, AND THAT PR-BORN MIGRANT PWID HAVE THE HIGHEST HCV PREVALENCE (86%) OF ALL THREE GROUPS. HELPING PR-BORN PWID AVOID HIV WILL HELP PREVENT HIV OUTBREAKS IN NYC. LOWERING THEIR HCV AND OVERDOSE RISK WILL HELP REDUCE OVERALL HCV PREVALENCE (67%) AND OVERDOSE MORTALITY RATES (21.2 PER 100,000) IN NYC’S PWID. IN THIS 3-YEAR STUDY, WE WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE AND CULTURALLY TAILORED HIV, HCV, AND OVERDOSE RISK- REDUCTION INTERVENTION FOR MIGRANT PR PWID IN NYC THAT LEVERAGES THE KEY MIGRANT PWID ROLE OF THE GANCHERO, FREQUENTLY USED “INJECTION DOCTORS,” AND MIGRANTS’ STRONG SOCIAL NETWORK TIES. THE INTERVENTION WILL BE TWOFOLD: 1) IT WILL TRAIN GANCHEROS ON THE FOUNDATIONAL HIV, HCV, AND OVERDOSE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO, 2) DEPLOY GANCHEROS TO DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE-BASED RISK-REDUCTION MESSAGES AND RESOURCES AND TO IMPLEMENT SAFER INJECTION PRACTICES AS THEY DELIVER THEIR REGULAR SERVICES TO MIGRANT PWID CLIENTS. THE INTERVENTION WILL USE A WAIT-LIST CONTROL DESIGN WITH 10 GANCHEROS AND 60 CLIENTS IN TWO BRONX NEIGHBORHOODS. ACROSS TWO TIME-LAGGED INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTATION CYCLES (ONE PER NEIGHBORHOOD, EACH CONSISTING OF A 6-SESSION, SMALL-GROUP GANCHERO TRAINING AND A 4-MONTH DEPLOYMENT PERIOD) AND FIVE ASSESSMENT TIME POINTS, WE WILL MEASURE THE INTERVENTION’S FEASIBILITY (VIA GANCHERO AND CLIENT PARTICIPATION RATES), ACCEPTABILITY (VIA GANCHERO AND CLIENT VISUAL ANALOG SCALE [VAS] RATINGS AND QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK) AND PRELIMINARY EFFECTIVENESS IN INCREASING MIGRANT CLIENTS’ RATES OF STERILE SYRINGE USE (PRIMARY EFFECTIVENESS OUTCOME) AND NALOXONE CARRIAGE (SECONDARY EFFECTIVENESS OUTCOME). CHANGES IN GANCHEROS’ HIV, HCV, AND OVERDOSE KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL DRUG USE BEHAVIORS WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRAINING COMPONENT. ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS OF GANCHEROS DEPLOYING INTERVENTION STRATEGIES WILL ASSESS FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION, BARRIERS, AND GANCHEROS’ RESPONSES TO BARRIERS, TO INFORM REFINEMENTS OF THE INTERVENTION AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS INTERVENTION WILL REDUCE THE HIGH RATES OF HCV AND OVERDOSE, AND THE SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR AN HIV OUTBREAK. WE WILL THEN EVALUATE THE GANCHERO INTERVENTION IN A HYBRID EFFECTIVENESS-IMPLEMENTATION TRIAL (R01).

2008 COLLABORATIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE COORDINATION AND DELIVERY OF A CONTINUUM OF

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE - DEMONSTRATION/IMPLEMENTATION SITES

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - - PROJECT TITLE: RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - CATEGORY: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OFFICE DENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR EXPANDING DENTAL SERVICE CAPACITY - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) - ADDRESS: 393 CENTRAL AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07103 - PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: ANNY PASTOR, DIRECTOR OF NURSING - PHONE NUMBERS: VOICE: (973) 483-1065 / FAX: (973) 648-0312 - E-MAIL ADDRESS: A.PASTOR@NJCRI.ORG - WEB SITE ADDRESS: WWW.NJCRI.ORG - GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $150,000 FOR THE ONE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD - STATUTORY PREFERENCE REQUESTED: UNDERSERVED POPULATION THE NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) IS PROPOSING A PROJECT UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY, WITHIN THE OFFICE DENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR EXPANDING DENTAL SERVICE CAPACITY ACTIVITY. NJCRI PROPOSES A PROJECT TO DEVELOP THE AGENCY’S INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE DENTAL SERVICES. NJCRI IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND THE CREATION OF A DENTAL OPERATORY. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF A DENTAL CHAIR, X-RAY MACHINE, AUTOCLAVE FOR STERILIZATION, AND DENTAL TOOLS. THE FUNDING WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE START-UP COSTS OF HIRING DENTAL STAFF; THESE POSITIONS WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH REIMBURSEMENTS AS THE SERVICES BECOME FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR HIV-POSITIVE CLIENTS AS WELL AS INCREASED REIMBURSEMENTS FOR NJCRI FOR THE DELIVERY OF ORAL HEALTH SERVICES. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: NJCRI’S PROPOSED PROJECT FOR ORAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY BUILDING WILL ADDRESS GAPS IN ACCESS TO CARE, LINKAGE TO CARE, RETENTION IN CARE, AND VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION RATES FOR THE AGENCY’S HIV-POSITIVE CLIENTS. THE ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF NJCRI’S TARGET POPULATION--PLWH OF COLOR LIVING IN NEWARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS--IS GENERALLY POOR DUE TO A RANGE OF FACTORS, INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS, AND CO-MORBIDITIES SUCH AS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBST ANCE USE, POOR ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH SERVICES, POOR ORAL HYGIENE, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS. AS A RESULT, THE TREATMENT NEEDS IN THE TARGET POPULATION ARE SIGNIFICANT AND OFTEN UNADDRESSED. AS A ONE-STOP SHOP PROVIDER OF SERVICES, THE ADDITION OF DENTAL SERVICES WILL ENSURE NJCRI IS ABLE TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING THE FULL RANGE OF NEEDS EACH CLIENT PRESENTS. PROPOSED SERVICES: NJCRI IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND THE CREATION OF A DENTAL OPERATORY. THE FUNDING WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE START-UP COSTS OF HIRING DENTAL STAFF; THESE POSITIONS WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH REIMBURSEMENTS AS THE SERVICES BECOME FULLY OPERATIONAL. POPULATION GROUP(S) TO BE SERVED: NJCRI SERVES POPULATIONS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF DEMONSTRATED NEED AND IS PARTICULARLY SKILLED AT REACHING AND SERVING “HARD TO REACH” POPULATIONS, INCLUDING HOMELESS PERSONS, YOUTHS, TRANSGENDER PERSONS, MSM, INJECTION DRUG USERS, IMMIGRANTS, AND SEX WORKERS. FULLY 83% OF NJCRI’S CLIENTS ARE PERSONS OF COLOR (78% ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR BLACK, AND 22% ARE HISPANIC OR LATINO); 30% ARE HOMELESS AND OVER 50% ARE UNSTABLY HOUSED; 58% ARE MALE, 41% ARE FEMALE, AND 1% IS TRANSGENDERED; 60% ARE AGES 30 TO 49, AND 32% ARE AGES 13 TO 30; 98% LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE; 98% ARE UNINSURED; 76% ARE HIV-POSITIVE AND 30% HAVE AIDS.

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RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - ADDRESS: 393 CENTRAL AVE., NEWARK, NJ 07103 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: CHRISTIAN MENDEZ-BAEZ, MD, MA CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX) : 973-483-3444 EMAIL ADDRESS: C.MENDEZ-BAEZ@NJCRI.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE: WWW.NJCRI.ORG LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION, IF APPLICABLE: $150,000 HIV CARE INNOVATION CATEGORY WITHIN THE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE (GAC) SERVICE ACTIVITY THE NORTH JERSEY COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NJCRI) IS PROPOSING A PROJECT UNDER THE HIV CARE INNOVATION CATEGORY, WITHIN THE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE SERVICE ACTIVITY. NJCRI PROPOSES A PROJECT TO DEVELOP THE AGENCY’S INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE AND INTEGRATE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE INTO ALL OF ITS SERVICES AND THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY AS A WHOLE. NJCRI IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, STAFF TRAININGS AND SEMINARS, ATTEND CONFERENCES AND CONDUCT CLIENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. THIS WILL INCLUDE CONSULTANT COSTS, TRAINING AND CONFERENCE COSTS, FACILITY UPGRADES, PROCESS AND PROCEDURE DOCUMENTS UPGRADES, SIGNAGE, MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY, REDUCTION OF BIAS AND STIGMA, FOR OUR CLIENTS WITH HIV AS WELL AS STAFF AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO GENDER RELATED ISSUES.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

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