Safety Counts Program Manual: A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention to Reduce HIV/Hepatitis Risks Among Drug Users Who Are Not in Drug Treatment

The SAFETY COUNTS program offers a proven intervention for out-of-treatment drug-using persons that will enable them to reduce their risk of becoming infected with or transmitting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis viruses such as hepatitis C. The SAFETY COUNTS intervention is appropriate for HIV-positive as well as HIV-negative drug users. SAFETY COUNTS is based on research that found this intervention to be effective in reducing high-risk sex and drug-use behaviors among both injection and noninjection drug users.

Enhancing a Small Group Intervention for Uninsured Women with Social Media – Slides

Oral presentation by Nina Harawa that discusses the evaluation of 540 African American women with at-risk male partners using a 3-arm randomized controlled trial. The trials attempt to determine the impact of FemAALES & HARRP on HIV risk factors and psychosocial outcomes including, the self-efficacy for safer sex negotiation, discussions with partners regarding HIV/STI testing, and number os sex partners.

Street Smart Session 1: Language of HIV and STDs

The participants will acquire current information about HIV/AIDS, its transmission and assessing how great the risk for HIV is for the each of them. Then the participants will be in a better position to determine the pros and cons of getting an HIV test. This training encourages participants to envision a future achieving the goals they have set. Emphasis is placed on the youths’ potential for success and happiness, and how they can reach these goals.

Female, Male, and Transgender Sex Workers’ Perspective on HIV & STI Prevention and Treatment Service: A Global Sex Worker Consultation – Report

The WHO is developing guidelines for evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs in low- and middle-income countries. As a global partner to the WHO in this process, the Global Network of Sex Work Projects oversaw a civil society consultation of sex workers commissioned by the WHO to gather feedback on proposed guidelines. This report contains the findings from that consultation and was submitted to the WHO.

Multidimensional AIDS Anxiety Questionnaire (MAAQ) – Survey

Although considerable medical attention has been recently focused on AIDS, relatively little is known about the amount and nature of anxiety that this disease may be fostering in segments of society. To better understand the public’s reaction to AIDS, a multidimensional self-report measure of anxiety experienced about AIDS was developed, the Multidimensional AIDS Anxiety Questionnaire (MAAQ; Snell & Finney, 1996; Finney & Snell, 1989).

Brief HIV Screener (BHS) – Scale

The following instrument can be used a brief screener for HIV risk (Gerbert et al., 1998). The screener was intended for use in primary health care settings, and is self-administered. Developers: Barbara Gerbert, Amy Bronstone, Stephen McPhee, Steven Pantila, and Michael Allerton.

Getting Services Assessment – Survey

This survey assesses the capacity to getting health services. This survey asks questions related to getting services for drug & alcohol use, family problems, and sexually transmitted diseases.