BEING ALIVE PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COAL

HEALTH EDUCATION/RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM: AS WELL AS PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND ''PREVENTION FOR POSITIVES'' IN BOTH ONE-ON ONE AND SMALL GROUPS, BEING ALIVE PROVIDES HIV PREVENTION OUTREACH SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT FESTIVALS, SPECIAL EVENTS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE CENTERS, HOMELESS SERVICES AGENCIES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, AND OTHER VENUES. PREVENTION OUTREACH INCLUDES PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT NEW HIV PREVENTION MEDICATION TREATMENT KNOWN AS PREP (PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS) FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS. PREVENTION GOALS INCLUDE DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT HIV HVI TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION IN NEW AND EXCITING METHODS THAT ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND GET RESULTS. BEING ALIVE COLLABORATES WITH OVER 100 AGENCIES INCLUDING PARTNERING WITH AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE HIV/STD TESTING VANS, CLINICAL STUDIES, HEP-C TREATMENT, AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. PREVENTION MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDE CONDOMS, SAFER SEX GUIDELINES, PRINTED MATERIAL AND GIVEAWAYS THAT KEEP PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. IN 2024, THE HEALTH EDUCATION/RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM ENGAGED WITH 8,466 INDIVIDUALS, GAVE AWAY 31,500 CONDOMS, 9,015 LUBE PACKETS, AND 7,900 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER PROGRAM: THE WELLNESS CENTER PROGRAMS INCLUDE CARE COORDINATION SERVICES, ACUPUNCTURE, CHIROPRACTIC, FACIAL REJUVENATION PROGRAM, SOCIAL SERVICES NAVIGATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY THAT SUPPORTS THE OVERALL WELLNESS OF CLIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. THE WELLNESS CENTER PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO KEEP CLIENTS ENGAGED NOT ONLY IN THEIR BIOMEDICAL CARE, BUT ALSO ACTIVE IN THEIR OVERALL WELLNESS THAT ENCOURAGES A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM CAN BE MEASURED BY THE FACT THAT 96% OF ALL CLIENTS HAVE ACHIEVED AND ARE MAINTAINING VIRAL SUPPRESSION. THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF FREE THERAPY SESSIONS A CLIENT CAN ACCESS. THERAPISTS ARE TRAINING IN LGBTQIA-AFFIRMATIVE THERAPY AND HELP CLIENTS THROUGH SUCH COMPLEX ISSUES AS SURVIVORS GUILT, DISCLOSURE, PRSD, TRAUMA, INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA, AND MORE. THERAPISTS (TRAINEES UNDER SUPERVISION OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS) ENTER FROM A VARIETY OF UNIVERSITIES FOR ON-SITE TRAINING. IN 2024, THE WELLNESS CENTER HAD 13,998 APPOINTMENTS/CLIENT VISITS WITH 3,467 OF THOSE BEING MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY SERVICES.