Homeless, stimulant-using gay/bisexual men and transgender women are at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV infection due to high rates of injection drug use and high-risk sexual behaviors. Thus, use of stimulants threatens to intensify homeless persons’ risk of exposure to hepatitis B, C viruses and HIV; therefore, […]
This CDC-funded project is a collaboration between AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and CHIPTS aimed to deliver capacity building assistance (CBA) services to community based organizations (CBOs) and health departments in the areas of (1) organizational infrastructure and program sustainability, (2) evidence based interventions and public health strategies, and (3) monitoring and evaluation. The project […]
This project is part of the NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial which adopts a two-arm, randomized community-level design to test the Popular Opinion Leader (POL) HIV prevention intervention model at five international sites (China, India, Peru, Russia, and Zimbabwe). CCH is the lead on the China site. China, representing 1/4th of the world’s population, has […]
Project TALC was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to evaluate the efficacy of a family-based intervention over time and to contrast the life adjustments of HIV-affected families and their non-HIV-affected neighbors in the current treatment era. Mothers living with HIV (MLH; n = 339) and their school-age children (n = 259) […]
TLC (Together Learning Choices) is an HIV prevention and health promotion intervention developed for HIV-positive teens and youth (ages 13 to 29). TLC is delivered in small groups using cognitive-behavioral strategies to change behavior. It provides young people living with HIV the tools and skills necessary to live their best lives and to be able […]
The aims of the HIV Technology Transfer in Los Angeles project are to document and develop resources for technology transfer among HIV/AIDS community-based organizations (CBOs) serving Los Angeles communities. Several CBOs have publicly commented on the gap between current mandates to implement and evaluate evidence-based HIV interventions and the resources that are available to meet […]
SATH-CAP stands for the Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV Cooperative Agreement Program. The overall goal of SATH-CAP is to better understand how patterns of sexual and drug use behaviors along with other social and environmental factors, such as other sexually transmitted diseases, places where people gather for sex and drug activities, and types of […]
There is a significant unmet need in Los Angeles County for methamphetamine-specific training, and community service agencies and outreach workers need education and training on effective approaches to engage and serve persons in the community at risk. Training and technical assistance is also needed for service providers on the latest evidence-based methamphetamine treatment approaches. More […]
This is a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01). HIV disclosure is a key stressor among HIV-affected families in Thailand, and the impact radiates throughout the family. By addressing HIV disclosure as a family matter, the proposed study aims to develop and pilot a culturally tailored intervention in Northeastern Thailand in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. In […]
Project REACH aims to create an effective recruitment and retention method for family interventions for substance abuse and adapt culturally-appropriate substance abuse programs targeting African American adolescents who are enrolled in Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) schools and their parents (parents includes an adult guardian). Targeted Risk Group: Probation youth and their families […]