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WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PILOT PROGRAM

WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PILOT PROGRAM - PROJECT NAME: WCGA PROJECT IMPACT WESTCARE GEORGIA WILL TAKE A SYNDEMIC APPROACH TO PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION SERVICES; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT; AND HIV, STI, AND VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION SERVICES, TESTING, VACCINATION, AND LINKAGE TO TREATMENT. POPULATIONS SERVED: THE PROPOSED POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH AND ADULTS AGES 13 AND OLDER IN THE ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-ALPHARETTA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (THE ATLANTA METRO AREA) OF GEORGIA WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, INCLUDING GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN OR MEN AND WOMEN FROM RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, BLACK WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID). STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION SERVICES; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT; AND HIV, STI, AND VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION SERVICES, TESTING, VACCINATION, AND LINKAGE TO TREATMENT. WCGA WILL USE A VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUMS, INCLUDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, STRENGTHS-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, PREVENTURE, LIVING IN BALANCE, ANTI-RETROVIRAL TREATMENT AND ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND MAKING PROUD CHOICES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: EXPAND CAPACITY IN METRO ATLANTA TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, SUD TREATMENT, AND HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS 13 YEARS OR OLDER WITH A FOCUS ON GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN OR MEN AND WOMEN FROM RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, BLACK WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID). OBJECTIVE 1.1: PROVIDE HIV COUNSELING, TESTING, AND LINKAGE (CTL) TO 900 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 = 100; Y2-5 = 200 ANNUALLY). OBJECTIVE 1.2: PROVIDE HEPATITIS C TESTING TO 650 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 = 50; Y2-5 = 150 ANNUALLY). OBJECTIVE 1.3: PROVIDE SYPHILIS TESTING TO 450 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 = 50; Y2-5 = 100 ANNUALLY) OBJECTIVE 1.4: PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION OR SUD/CO-OCCURRING TREATMENT TO 400 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 & 5 = 50; Y2-4 = 100 ANNUALLY). OBJECTIVE 1.5: LINK 70% OF THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR HIV OR VH OR WHO NEED SUBSTANCE USE OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO APPROPRIATE CARE AND TREATMENT. GOAL 2: IMPROVE FUNCTIONING AMONG METRO ATLANTA RESIDENTS, AGED 13 AND OLDER, WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. OBJECTIVE 2.1: 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT OR REDUCE/ELIMINATE SUBSTANCE USE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT OR FURTHER REDUCE/ELIMINATE SUBSTANCE USE AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.2: 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL BE ATTENDING A SCHOOL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OR HAVE EMPLOYMENT AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL REMAIN ENROLLED OR EMPLOYED AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.3: 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THE LIVING ARRANGEMENT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.4: 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THEIR SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. GOAL 3: REDUCE RISK TAKING BEHAVIOR AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV, HEPATITIS, AND STDS. OBJECTIVE 3.1: 80% OF THE YOUTH COMPLETING PROJECT STYLE WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED SEXUAL RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING FEWER UNSAFE SEXUAL CONTACTS AND FEWER SEXUAL PARTNERS AT DISCHARGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT DECREASED RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR AT 3 MONTHS POST COMPLETION. OBJECTIVE 3.2: 80% OF THE YOUTH COMPLETING PROJECT STYLE WILL INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF RISK BEHAVIORS RELATED TO ACQUIRING HIV AND STDS AS MEASURED BY THE HIV KQ 18 AND THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE.

WESTCARE GEORGIA SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE PROGRAM FOR METRO ATLANTA- RISEUP

WESTCARE GEORGIA THE WOMEN'S PLACE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN - WESTCARE GEORGIA’S THE WOMEN’S PLACE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOMELESS WOMEN IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY, GA. GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, WOMAN-CENTERED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT TO REDUCE ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 1.1: PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INTENSIVE, INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO 270 WOMEN (45 IN YEARS 1 & 5; 60 IN YEARS 2-4). 1.2 75% OF WOMEN WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY. 1.3 75% OF WOMEN WILL BE SUBSTANCE FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. GOAL 2: ENHANCE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 2.1 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL OBTAIN STABLE HOUSING AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST DISCHARGE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.2 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. 2.3 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL ENROLL IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, BE ACTIVELY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, OR BE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/ TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.4 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT AND WHO HAD MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AT ADMISSION WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA, PCL-5, AND MODIFIED MINI SCREEN.

WESTCARE GEORGIA THE WOMEN'S PLACE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN - WESTCARE GEORGIA’S THE WOMEN’S PLACE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOMELESS WOMEN IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY, GA. GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, WOMAN-CENTERED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT TO REDUCE ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 1.1: PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INTENSIVE, INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO 270 WOMEN (45 IN YEARS 1 & 5; 60 IN YEARS 2-4). 1.2 75% OF WOMEN WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY. 1.3 75% OF WOMEN WILL BE SUBSTANCE FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. GOAL 2: ENHANCE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 2.1 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL OBTAIN STABLE HOUSING AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST DISCHARGE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.2 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. 2.3 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL ENROLL IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, BE ACTIVELY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, OR BE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/ TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.4 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT AND WHO HAD MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AT ADMISSION WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA, PCL-5, AND MODIFIED MINI SCREEN.

WESTCARE GEORGIA POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM - THE WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM WILL SERVE 13-24 YR. OLDS IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT ADDRESSES HIV/VH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS THROUGH COUNSELING, TESTING AND LINKAGES (CLT), MENTORING, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, MAKING PROUD CHOICES AND BOTVIN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUMS, SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND INDIVIDUALIZED FOLLOW-UP CARE. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT ERADICATE THE HIV EPIDEMIC. ALL THREE COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-ROSWELL, GA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA) AND LOCATED IN DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS OF LOCALITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC. LGBTQ YOUTH OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND CONTRACT HIV DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. WHILE THEY REPRESENT LESS THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, THE ATLANTA YOUTH COUNT SURVEY FOUND THAT 28% OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN METRO ATLANTA WERE LGBTQ; OF THOSE, 62% WERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK. HIV IS INCREASING AMONG YOUNG, BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN, WHILE DECREASING IN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS, DESPITE THE SAME LEVELS OF RISK BEHAVIOR. BY AGE 30, HALF OF ALL BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN IN ATLANTA WILL CONTRACT HIV. WC-GA PROPOSES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING WITHIN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GEORGIA STATE AND KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITIES, GEORGE W. HARTMANN CENTER, SAMUEL L. JONES AND WARREN BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, WC-GA YOUTH ACADEMY, AND DEKALB JUVENILE COURT. POWER AND ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE PREVENTION NAVIGATION TRAINING, TESTING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL INCREASE PREVENTIVE TRAINING AND THE NUMBER OF HIV/HCV TESTING SUPPLIES IT CURRENTLY PROVIDES WC-GA TO FOCUS ON YOUTH UNDER 18. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT, EACH WITH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES, ARE TO (1) EXPAND CAPACITY IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, AND VH SERVICES AND PREVENTION MESSAGING TO RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY YOUTH 13-24 YEARS. (2) IMPROVE SOCIAL FUNCTIONING AMONG DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTY MINORITY YOUTH. (3) REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE RELATED PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND VH. THE WC-GA POWER WILL PROVIDE EBC TO APPROXIMATELY 200 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ANNUALLY (1000 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE GRANT) IN HEALTH EDUCATION CLASS; HIV/HEP C CTL TO 200 YOUTH AGE 13-24 YR. OLDS (1000 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT); AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HIV/VH EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 20 SUD/HIV PROVIDERS ANNUALLY (100 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT). WC-GA POWER WILL BLEND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES TO OPTIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS AND PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY. YOUTH MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS WILL PROMOTE TESTING, PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND HIV/STD/HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION.

WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PILOT PROGRAM

WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PILOT PROGRAM - PROJECT NAME: WCGA PROJECT IMPACT WESTCARE GEORGIA WILL TAKE A SYNDEMIC APPROACH TO PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION SERVICES; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT; AND HIV, STI, AND VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION SERVICES, TESTING, VACCINATION, AND LINKAGE TO TREATMENT. POPULATIONS SERVED: THE PROPOSED POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH AND ADULTS AGES 13 AND OLDER IN THE ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-ALPHARETTA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (THE ATLANTA METRO AREA) OF GEORGIA WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, INCLUDING GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN OR MEN AND WOMEN FROM RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, BLACK WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID). STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION SERVICES; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT; AND HIV, STI, AND VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION SERVICES, TESTING, VACCINATION, AND LINKAGE TO TREATMENT. WCGA WILL USE A VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUMS, INCLUDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, STRENGTHS-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, PREVENTURE, LIVING IN BALANCE, ANTI-RETROVIRAL TREATMENT AND ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND MAKING PROUD CHOICES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: EXPAND CAPACITY IN METRO ATLANTA TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, SUD TREATMENT, AND HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS 13 YEARS OR OLDER WITH A FOCUS ON GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN OR MEN AND WOMEN FROM RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, BLACK WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID). OBJECTIVE 1.1: PROVIDE HIV COUNSELING, TESTING, AND LINKAGE (CTL) TO 900 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 = 100; Y2-5 = 200 ANNUALLY). OBJECTIVE 1.2: PROVIDE HEPATITIS C TESTING TO 650 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 = 50; Y2-5 = 150 ANNUALLY). OBJECTIVE 1.3: PROVIDE SYPHILIS TESTING TO 450 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 = 50; Y2-5 = 100 ANNUALLY) OBJECTIVE 1.4: PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION OR SUD/CO-OCCURRING TREATMENT TO 400 INDIVIDUALS (Y1 & 5 = 50; Y2-4 = 100 ANNUALLY). OBJECTIVE 1.5: LINK 70% OF THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR HIV OR VH OR WHO NEED SUBSTANCE USE OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO APPROPRIATE CARE AND TREATMENT. GOAL 2: IMPROVE FUNCTIONING AMONG METRO ATLANTA RESIDENTS, AGED 13 AND OLDER, WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. OBJECTIVE 2.1: 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT OR REDUCE/ELIMINATE SUBSTANCE USE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT OR FURTHER REDUCE/ELIMINATE SUBSTANCE USE AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.2: 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL BE ATTENDING A SCHOOL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OR HAVE EMPLOYMENT AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL REMAIN ENROLLED OR EMPLOYED AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.3: 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THE LIVING ARRANGEMENT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.4: 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THEIR SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT 6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA. GOAL 3: REDUCE RISK TAKING BEHAVIOR AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV, HEPATITIS, AND STDS. OBJECTIVE 3.1: 80% OF THE YOUTH COMPLETING PROJECT STYLE WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED SEXUAL RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING FEWER UNSAFE SEXUAL CONTACTS AND FEWER SEXUAL PARTNERS AT DISCHARGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT DECREASED RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR AT 3 MONTHS POST COMPLETION. OBJECTIVE 3.2: 80% OF THE YOUTH COMPLETING PROJECT STYLE WILL INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF RISK BEHAVIORS RELATED TO ACQUIRING HIV AND STDS AS MEASURED BY THE HIV KQ 18 AND THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE.

WCGA DFC COALITION - WESTCARE GEOGIA, INC. IS PROPOSING THE AREA OF MECHANICSVILLE, AN ATLANTA NEIGHBORHOOD IN FULTON COUNTY, AS THE SERVICE AREA FOR THIS DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT DUE TO THE HIGH NEED FOR SUD PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE AREA. WC-GA AND PARTNERS FORMED A COALITION TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING CAUSES OF SUD AMONG YOUTH IN THE ATLANTA AREA. THE WESTCARE GA COALITION IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING STRATEGIC SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO FIGHT AGAINST YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR FOCUS ON ALCOHOL, FENTANYL, AND PRESCRIPTION PILLS AIMS TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS AND PROMOTE PROTECTIVE MEASURES, FOSTERING A HEALTHIER, SAFER FUTURE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. FOR OVER ONE YEAR, THIS COALITION HAS ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOLS, NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH, PARENTS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, MEDIA, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AGENCIES, AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS, ALIGNING WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE DFC SUPPORT PROGRAM. THIS COALITION AIMS TO 1) ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY COALITIONS WORKING TO PREVENT AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH (INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER) AND 2) REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. WESTCARE GA COALITION WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING SHORT AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES BY THE COMPLETION OF THE GRANT PERIOD RESULTING IN LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR THE MECHANICSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ATLANTA, GA; ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. GOAL ONE: ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY 09/29/2024 INCREASE WESTCARE GA COALITION MEMBERSHIP BY 35% (FROM 12 TO 16 MEMBERS) AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COALITION AS DEMONSTRATED BY A RECRUITMENT PLAN, NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION, ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP ROSTER, AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. OBJECTIVE 1.2: (SPF 3 – PLANNING) - BY 9/29/2022, ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE OF PREVENTION PLANNING, PROGRAMMING AND EVALUATION OF COALITION MEMBERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS BY 20% AS MEASURED BY THE ANNUAL COALITION MEMBER SURVEY AND PRE/POST TRAINING SURVEY DATA. DFC GOAL TWO: REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 2.1: (SPF 4 – IMPLEMENTATION) – BY 9/29/2024, DECREASE PAST 30-DAYS USE BY 3% FROM BASELINE AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS BY IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNS. OBJECTIVE 2.2: (SPF 4 – IMPLEMENTATION) – BY 9/29/2022 INCREASE PERCEPTIONS OF RISK OR HARM OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, AND PRESCRIPTION OPIATE USE BY 3% FROM BASELINE AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS BY INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS. OBJECTIVE 2.3: (SPF 5 – EVALUATION) – BY 9/29/2024, OBTAIN DATA FROM YOUTH RESIDING OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN ZIP CODE 30315 TO DOCUMENT REDUCTIONS IN SUBSTANCE USE AND INCREASED PERCEPTIONS OF RISK/HARM OF USE, PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL AND PEER DISAPPROVAL AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS.

WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC.’S PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN METRO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. - WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC.’S PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES, ENHANCING COLLABORATION, COOPERATION AND COORDINATION AMONG COMMUNITIES, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND CONVENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND TOWN HALLS IN METRO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS WILL BE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12-20 WHO RISK THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING BY ENGAGING IN ALCOHOL USE OCCASIONALLY, FREQUENTLY, OR BINGE DRINKING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE GEOGRAPHICAL CATCHMENT AREA WILL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE 30315 ZIP CODE TABULATION AREA (ZCTA) IN FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND INCLUDE THE MECHANICSVILLE, SUMMERHILL, PEOPLESTOWN, PITTSBURGH, AND ADAIR PARK NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL EXPAND AND INCREASE WESTCARE GEORGIA’S ABILITY TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING IN THE 30315 ZCTA BY IMPLEMENTING RELEVANT EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES INCLUDING THE DISSEMINATION OF PREVENTION INFORMATION THROUGH MULTIPLE MEDIA CHANNELS, COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ON PREVENTION INITIATIVES, CONDUCTING MOCK DUI RE-ENACTMENTS, CONDUCTING STICKER SHOCK CAMPAIGNS, HOSTING THE CARES PROGRAM AND HOLDING YOUTH ROUND TABLES AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND SUPPORT. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE PROGRAM, EACH WITH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES, ARE: 1) EXPAND WESTCARE GEORGIA COALITION EFFORTS AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG YOUTH AGES 12-20 IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA 2) REDUCE RISK FACTORS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERAGE DRINKING AND PROMOTING PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG YOUTH 12-20 IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA.

WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC.’S PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN METRO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. - WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC.’S PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES, ENHANCING COLLABORATION, COOPERATION AND COORDINATION AMONG COMMUNITIES, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND CONVENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND TOWN HALLS IN METRO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS WILL BE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12-20 WHO RISK THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING BY ENGAGING IN ALCOHOL USE OCCASIONALLY, FREQUENTLY, OR BINGE DRINKING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE GEOGRAPHICAL CATCHMENT AREA WILL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE 30315 ZIP CODE TABULATION AREA (ZCTA) IN FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND INCLUDE THE MECHANICSVILLE, SUMMERHILL, PEOPLESTOWN, PITTSBURGH, AND ADAIR PARK NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL EXPAND AND INCREASE WESTCARE GEORGIA’S ABILITY TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING IN THE 30315 ZCTA BY IMPLEMENTING RELEVANT EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES INCLUDING THE DISSEMINATION OF PREVENTION INFORMATION THROUGH MULTIPLE MEDIA CHANNELS, COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ON PREVENTION INITIATIVES, CONDUCTING MOCK DUI RE-ENACTMENTS, CONDUCTING STICKER SHOCK CAMPAIGNS, HOSTING THE CARES PROGRAM AND HOLDING YOUTH ROUND TABLES AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND SUPPORT. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE PROGRAM, EACH WITH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES, ARE: 1) EXPAND WESTCARE GEORGIA COALITION EFFORTS AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG YOUTH AGES 12-20 IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA 2) REDUCE RISK FACTORS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERAGE DRINKING AND PROMOTING PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG YOUTH 12-20 IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA.

WCGA DFC COALITION - WESTCARE GEOGIA, INC. IS PROPOSING THE AREA OF MECHANICSVILLE, AN ATLANTA NEIGHBORHOOD IN FULTON COUNTY, AS THE SERVICE AREA FOR THIS DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT DUE TO THE HIGH NEED FOR SUD PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE AREA. WC-GA AND PARTNERS FORMED A COALITION TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING CAUSES OF SUD AMONG YOUTH IN THE ATLANTA AREA. THE WESTCARE GA COALITION IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING STRATEGIC SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO FIGHT AGAINST YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR FOCUS ON ALCOHOL, FENTANYL, AND PRESCRIPTION PILLS AIMS TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS AND PROMOTE PROTECTIVE MEASURES, FOSTERING A HEALTHIER, SAFER FUTURE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. FOR OVER ONE YEAR, THIS COALITION HAS ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOLS, NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH, PARENTS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, MEDIA, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AGENCIES, AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS, ALIGNING WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE DFC SUPPORT PROGRAM. THIS COALITION AIMS TO 1) ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY COALITIONS WORKING TO PREVENT AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH (INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER) AND 2) REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. WESTCARE GA COALITION WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING SHORT AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES BY THE COMPLETION OF THE GRANT PERIOD RESULTING IN LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR THE MECHANICSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ATLANTA, GA; ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. GOAL ONE: ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY 09/29/2024 INCREASE WESTCARE GA COALITION MEMBERSHIP BY 35% (FROM 12 TO 16 MEMBERS) AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COALITION AS DEMONSTRATED BY A RECRUITMENT PLAN, NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION, ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP ROSTER, AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. OBJECTIVE 1.2: (SPF 3 – PLANNING) - BY 9/29/2022, ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE OF PREVENTION PLANNING, PROGRAMMING AND EVALUATION OF COALITION MEMBERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS BY 20% AS MEASURED BY THE ANNUAL COALITION MEMBER SURVEY AND PRE/POST TRAINING SURVEY DATA. DFC GOAL TWO: REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 2.1: (SPF 4 – IMPLEMENTATION) – BY 9/29/2024, DECREASE PAST 30-DAYS USE BY 3% FROM BASELINE AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS BY IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNS. OBJECTIVE 2.2: (SPF 4 – IMPLEMENTATION) – BY 9/29/2022 INCREASE PERCEPTIONS OF RISK OR HARM OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, AND PRESCRIPTION OPIATE USE BY 3% FROM BASELINE AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS BY INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS. OBJECTIVE 2.3: (SPF 5 – EVALUATION) – BY 9/29/2024, OBTAIN DATA FROM YOUTH RESIDING OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN ZIP CODE 30315 TO DOCUMENT REDUCTIONS IN SUBSTANCE USE AND INCREASED PERCEPTIONS OF RISK/HARM OF USE, PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL AND PEER DISAPPROVAL AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS.

WESTCARE GEORGIA POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM - THE WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM WILL SERVE 13-24 YR. OLDS IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT ADDRESSES HIV/VH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS THROUGH COUNSELING, TESTING AND LINKAGES (CLT), MENTORING, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, MAKING PROUD CHOICES AND BOTVIN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUMS, SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND INDIVIDUALIZED FOLLOW-UP CARE. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT ERADICATE THE HIV EPIDEMIC. ALL THREE COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-ROSWELL, GA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA) AND LOCATED IN DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS OF LOCALITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC. LGBTQ YOUTH OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND CONTRACT HIV DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. WHILE THEY REPRESENT LESS THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, THE ATLANTA YOUTH COUNT SURVEY FOUND THAT 28% OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN METRO ATLANTA WERE LGBTQ; OF THOSE, 62% WERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK. HIV IS INCREASING AMONG YOUNG, BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN, WHILE DECREASING IN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS, DESPITE THE SAME LEVELS OF RISK BEHAVIOR. BY AGE 30, HALF OF ALL BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN IN ATLANTA WILL CONTRACT HIV. WC-GA PROPOSES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING WITHIN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GEORGIA STATE AND KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITIES, GEORGE W. HARTMANN CENTER, SAMUEL L. JONES AND WARREN BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, WC-GA YOUTH ACADEMY, AND DEKALB JUVENILE COURT. POWER AND ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE PREVENTION NAVIGATION TRAINING, TESTING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL INCREASE PREVENTIVE TRAINING AND THE NUMBER OF HIV/HCV TESTING SUPPLIES IT CURRENTLY PROVIDES WC-GA TO FOCUS ON YOUTH UNDER 18. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT, EACH WITH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES, ARE TO (1) EXPAND CAPACITY IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, AND VH SERVICES AND PREVENTION MESSAGING TO RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY YOUTH 13-24 YEARS. (2) IMPROVE SOCIAL FUNCTIONING AMONG DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTY MINORITY YOUTH. (3) REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE RELATED PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND VH. THE WC-GA POWER WILL PROVIDE EBC TO APPROXIMATELY 200 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ANNUALLY (1000 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE GRANT) IN HEALTH EDUCATION CLASS; HIV/HEP C CTL TO 200 YOUTH AGE 13-24 YR. OLDS (1000 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT); AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HIV/VH EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 20 SUD/HIV PROVIDERS ANNUALLY (100 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT). WC-GA POWER WILL BLEND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES TO OPTIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS AND PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY. YOUTH MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS WILL PROMOTE TESTING, PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND HIV/STD/HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION.

WCGA DFC COALITION - WESTCARE GEOGIA, INC. IS PROPOSING THE AREA OF MECHANICSVILLE, AN ATLANTA NEIGHBORHOOD IN FULTON COUNTY, AS THE SERVICE AREA FOR THIS DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT DUE TO THE HIGH NEED FOR SUD PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE AREA. WC-GA AND PARTNERS FORMED A COALITION TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING CAUSES OF SUD AMONG YOUTH IN THE ATLANTA AREA. THE WESTCARE GA COALITION IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING STRATEGIC SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO FIGHT AGAINST YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR FOCUS ON ALCOHOL, FENTANYL, AND PRESCRIPTION PILLS AIMS TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS AND PROMOTE PROTECTIVE MEASURES, FOSTERING A HEALTHIER, SAFER FUTURE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. FOR OVER ONE YEAR, THIS COALITION HAS ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOLS, NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH, PARENTS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, MEDIA, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AGENCIES, AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS, ALIGNING WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE DFC SUPPORT PROGRAM. THIS COALITION AIMS TO 1) ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY COALITIONS WORKING TO PREVENT AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH (INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER) AND 2) REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. WESTCARE GA COALITION WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING SHORT AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES BY THE COMPLETION OF THE GRANT PERIOD RESULTING IN LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR THE MECHANICSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ATLANTA, GA; ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. GOAL ONE: ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY 09/29/2024 INCREASE WESTCARE GA COALITION MEMBERSHIP BY 35% (FROM 12 TO 16 MEMBERS) AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COALITION AS DEMONSTRATED BY A RECRUITMENT PLAN, NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION, ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP ROSTER, AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. OBJECTIVE 1.2: (SPF 3 – PLANNING) - BY 9/29/2022, ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE OF PREVENTION PLANNING, PROGRAMMING AND EVALUATION OF COALITION MEMBERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS BY 20% AS MEASURED BY THE ANNUAL COALITION MEMBER SURVEY AND PRE/POST TRAINING SURVEY DATA. DFC GOAL TWO: REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 2.1: (SPF 4 – IMPLEMENTATION) – BY 9/29/2024, DECREASE PAST 30-DAYS USE BY 3% FROM BASELINE AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS BY IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNS. OBJECTIVE 2.2: (SPF 4 – IMPLEMENTATION) – BY 9/29/2022 INCREASE PERCEPTIONS OF RISK OR HARM OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, AND PRESCRIPTION OPIATE USE BY 3% FROM BASELINE AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS BY INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS. OBJECTIVE 2.3: (SPF 5 – EVALUATION) – BY 9/29/2024, OBTAIN DATA FROM YOUTH RESIDING OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN ZIP CODE 30315 TO DOCUMENT REDUCTIONS IN SUBSTANCE USE AND INCREASED PERCEPTIONS OF RISK/HARM OF USE, PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL AND PEER DISAPPROVAL AMONG 7-12TH GRADERS.

WESTCARE GEORGIA THE WOMEN'S PLACE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN - WESTCARE GEORGIA’S THE WOMEN’S PLACE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOMELESS WOMEN IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY, GA. GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, WOMAN-CENTERED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT TO REDUCE ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 1.1: PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INTENSIVE, INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO 270 WOMEN (45 IN YEARS 1 & 5; 60 IN YEARS 2-4). 1.2 75% OF WOMEN WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY. 1.3 75% OF WOMEN WILL BE SUBSTANCE FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. GOAL 2: ENHANCE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 2.1 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL OBTAIN STABLE HOUSING AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST DISCHARGE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.2 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. 2.3 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL ENROLL IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, BE ACTIVELY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, OR BE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/ TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.4 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT AND WHO HAD MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AT ADMISSION WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA, PCL-5, AND MODIFIED MINI SCREEN.

WESTCARE GEORGIA THE WOMEN'S PLACE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN - WESTCARE GEORGIA’S THE WOMEN’S PLACE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOMELESS WOMEN IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY, GA. GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, WOMAN-CENTERED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT TO REDUCE ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 1.1: PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INTENSIVE, INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO 270 WOMEN (45 IN YEARS 1 & 5; 60 IN YEARS 2-4). 1.2 75% OF WOMEN WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY. 1.3 75% OF WOMEN WILL BE SUBSTANCE FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL REMAIN ABSTINENT AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. GOAL 2: ENHANCE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AMONG HOMELESS ADULT MINORITY WOMEN. OBJECTIVES 2.1 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL OBTAIN STABLE HOUSING AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST DISCHARGE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.2 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. 2.3 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT WILL ENROLL IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, BE ACTIVELY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, OR BE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/ TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA. 2.4 80% OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETE TREATMENT AND WHO HAD MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AT ADMISSION WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING AT 6-MONTHS POST INTAKE AS EVIDENCED BY THE GPRA, PCL-5, AND MODIFIED MINI SCREEN.

WESTCARE GEORGIA POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM - THE WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM WILL SERVE 13-24 YR. OLDS IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT ADDRESSES HIV/VH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS THROUGH COUNSELING, TESTING AND LINKAGES (CLT), MENTORING, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, MAKING PROUD CHOICES AND BOTVIN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUMS, SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND INDIVIDUALIZED FOLLOW-UP CARE. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT ERADICATE THE HIV EPIDEMIC. ALL THREE COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-ROSWELL, GA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA) AND LOCATED IN DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS OF LOCALITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC. LGBTQ YOUTH OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND CONTRACT HIV DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. WHILE THEY REPRESENT LESS THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, THE ATLANTA YOUTH COUNT SURVEY FOUND THAT 28% OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN METRO ATLANTA WERE LGBTQ; OF THOSE, 62% WERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK. HIV IS INCREASING AMONG YOUNG, BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN, WHILE DECREASING IN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS, DESPITE THE SAME LEVELS OF RISK BEHAVIOR. BY AGE 30, HALF OF ALL BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN IN ATLANTA WILL CONTRACT HIV. WC-GA PROPOSES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING WITHIN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GEORGIA STATE AND KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITIES, GEORGE W. HARTMANN CENTER, SAMUEL L. JONES AND WARREN BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, WC-GA YOUTH ACADEMY, AND DEKALB JUVENILE COURT. POWER AND ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE PREVENTION NAVIGATION TRAINING, TESTING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL INCREASE PREVENTIVE TRAINING AND THE NUMBER OF HIV/HCV TESTING SUPPLIES IT CURRENTLY PROVIDES WC-GA TO FOCUS ON YOUTH UNDER 18. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT, EACH WITH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES, ARE TO (1) EXPAND CAPACITY IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, AND VH SERVICES AND PREVENTION MESSAGING TO RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY YOUTH 13-24 YEARS. (2) IMPROVE SOCIAL FUNCTIONING AMONG DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTY MINORITY YOUTH. (3) REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE RELATED PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND VH. THE WC-GA POWER WILL PROVIDE EBC TO APPROXIMATELY 200 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ANNUALLY (1000 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE GRANT) IN HEALTH EDUCATION CLASS; HIV/HEP C CTL TO 200 YOUTH AGE 13-24 YR. OLDS (1000 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT); AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HIV/VH EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 20 SUD/HIV PROVIDERS ANNUALLY (100 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT). WC-GA POWER WILL BLEND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES TO OPTIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS AND PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY. YOUTH MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS WILL PROMOTE TESTING, PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND HIV/STD/HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION.

WESTCARE GEORGIA POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM - THE WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. POWER (PREVENTION, OUTREACH, WELLNESS, EMPOWER AND RESOURCES) PROGRAM WILL SERVE 13-24 YR. OLDS IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT ADDRESSES HIV/VH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS THROUGH COUNSELING, TESTING AND LINKAGES (CLT), MENTORING, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, MAKING PROUD CHOICES AND BOTVIN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUMS, SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND INDIVIDUALIZED FOLLOW-UP CARE. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT ERADICATE THE HIV EPIDEMIC. ALL THREE COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-ROSWELL, GA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA) AND LOCATED IN DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS OF LOCALITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC. LGBTQ YOUTH OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND CONTRACT HIV DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. WHILE THEY REPRESENT LESS THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, THE ATLANTA YOUTH COUNT SURVEY FOUND THAT 28% OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN METRO ATLANTA WERE LGBTQ; OF THOSE, 62% WERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK. HIV IS INCREASING AMONG YOUNG, BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN, WHILE DECREASING IN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS, DESPITE THE SAME LEVELS OF RISK BEHAVIOR. BY AGE 30, HALF OF ALL BLACK, GAY/BISEXUAL MEN IN ATLANTA WILL CONTRACT HIV. WC-GA PROPOSES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING WITHIN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GEORGIA STATE AND KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITIES, GEORGE W. HARTMANN CENTER, SAMUEL L. JONES AND WARREN BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, WC-GA YOUTH ACADEMY, AND DEKALB JUVENILE COURT. POWER AND ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE PREVENTION NAVIGATION TRAINING, TESTING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL INCREASE PREVENTIVE TRAINING AND THE NUMBER OF HIV/HCV TESTING SUPPLIES IT CURRENTLY PROVIDES WC-GA TO FOCUS ON YOUTH UNDER 18. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT, EACH WITH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES, ARE TO (1) EXPAND CAPACITY IN DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, AND VH SERVICES AND PREVENTION MESSAGING TO RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY YOUTH 13-24 YEARS. (2) IMPROVE SOCIAL FUNCTIONING AMONG DEKALB, FULTON AND COBB COUNTY MINORITY YOUTH. (3) REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE RELATED PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND VH. THE WC-GA POWER WILL PROVIDE EBC TO APPROXIMATELY 200 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ANNUALLY (1000 THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE GRANT) IN HEALTH EDUCATION CLASS; HIV/HEP C CTL TO 200 YOUTH AGE 13-24 YR. OLDS (1000 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT); AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HIV/VH EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 20 SUD/HIV PROVIDERS ANNUALLY (100 ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE GRANT). WC-GA POWER WILL BLEND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES TO OPTIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS AND PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY. YOUTH MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS WILL PROMOTE TESTING, PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND HIV/STD/HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION.

WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PILOT PROGRAM

WESTCARE GEORGIA, INC. MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PILOT PROGRAM