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Group Level Interventions

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AIDS Project of the East Bay
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Bay Men Project/CAPS, UCSF
Centerforce
ExpressDating/Shanti Los Angeles
INSPIRE/CAPS, UCSF
LIFE/Shanti San Francisco
Love Positive/Shanti Los Angeles
Mano a Mano/Bienestar Human Services
Positive Force/Stop AIDS Project
Positive Images
Positive Living for Us/Shanti Los Angeles

AIDS Project of the East Bay
http://www.apeb.org/
Target Population: African American Men who Have HIV Who Have Sex With Men. Early focus on outreach at popular venues, establishing linkages with HIV testing programs, and developing peer-to-peer recruitment protocols. Group level activities via weekly drop-in education and social support (peer-led) groups, as well as community social events and a weekend retreat. For more information, call (510) 663-7979.

Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center
http://www.apiwellness.org
Target Population: Asian and Pacific Islander Gay Men and Transgendered Persons. Multi-faceted intervention that includes social support and community-building (monthly theme-based events, annual events), a general health and wellness program (nutrition and exercise information and support), treatment and education workshops (Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced), group psychotherapy (a series of three 6 to 8-week sessions offering support and problem-solving skills), and individual psychotherapy. For more information, call (415) 292-3400.

Bay Men Project
The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies,
University of California, San Francisco
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/
Target Population: Gay and Bisexual Men. The program gives positive men a chance to meet and socialize with each other, and offers a safe environment where these individuals can have open discussions about sex, dating, personal health, and other issues relevant to their lives. For more information, call (888) 922-9636.

Centerforce
http://www.centerforce.org
Target Population: Incarcerated Individuals with HIV. As part of a CDC-funded initiative, Centerforce offers a two-week, eight-session health promotion intervention for inmates with HIV preparing to be released from prison. The program is further described at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu under Programs for inmates with HIV. For more information call (415) 450-9980.

ExpressDating for HIV+ Men
Shanti Los Angeles
http://www.lashanti.org
Target Population: Men with HIV. This program offers a creative way to meet other men in a friendly, non-judgmental environment. Whether you are looking for a love connection, a new friend, or someone to talk to, this event is a great way to make it happen. For more information, call (323) 962-8197, ext. 314.

Interventions for SeroPositive IDUs: Research & Evaluation (INSPIRE)
The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies,
University of California, San Francisco
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu (downloads a PDF document)
Target Population: Intravenous drug users. INSPIRE is a behavioral intervention to lower sexual and drug use risk, increase access to care, and increase adherence to HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy) regimens. For more information call (415) 597-9267.

Learning Immune Function Enhancement (LIFE)
Shanti San Francisco
http://www.shanti.org
Target Population: Individuals with HIV. Learning Immune Function Enhancement (LIFE) is a 16-week group utilizing a "biopsychosocial" approach that looks at internal psychological responses and external social factors that affect immunity. During the course of the program, participants learn how these issues affect the reduction of risky behavior, optimal functioning of the immune system, and adherence to health routines. The L.I.F.E. Program is also available through online participation. For more information, contact Shanti San Francisco at (415) 674-4700.

Love Positive
Shanti Los Angeles
http://www.lashanti.org
Target Population: Individuals with HIV. This program consists of a weekend seminar that aims to equip individuals with the personal and interpersonal skills to enhance health, quality of life, and relationships. The seminar is fun, interactive, never too heavy, and it offers participants the opportunity to commit to engaging in HIV risk reducing behaviors. For more information, call (323) 962-8197, ext. 314.

Mano a Mano
Bienestar Human Services
http://www.bienestar.org
Target Population: Monolingual Spanish, Men who have Sex with Men. Mano a Mano is a five-session workshop series (2 series for couples and 3 for singles) facilitated by a peer counselor and a prevention case manager. Topics include sexual orientation, sexual roles, disclosure and coming out issues, the interplay of desire, passion, and guilt, relationships and communication, and, finally, community action steps and leadership development. Workshop participants are invited to a "graduation" weekend retreat. For more information, call (323) 727-7897.

Positive Force
Stop AIDS Project
http://positiveforce-sf.org
Target Population: gay and bisexual men with HIV. Positive Force seeks to empower all positive gay and bisexual men of all ages, ethnicities and economic backgrounds with the resources to build a community that encourages an promotes nurturing, supportive and invigorating relationships between gay and bisexual men with HIV. For more information, call (415) 575-0155.

Positive Images
http://www.laglc.org
Target Population: Individuals with HIV. Positive Images is a collaboration among the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team, Being Alive/Long Beach, Being Alive/Los Angeles, Bienestar Human Services, Common Ground, Minority AIDS Project, Sunrise Community Counseling Center, Tarzana Treatment Center, and Women Alive. The program provides a telephone chat line in which multiple parties can participate and support discussion groups. To contact the Positive Images program, call (323) 860-7332, or e-mail posimages@laglc.org.

Positive Living for Us
Shanti Los Angeles
http://www.lashanti.org
Target Population: People with HIV/AIDS and their loved ones. The Positive Living for Us Program consists of weekend seminars. During each program, participants learn about the latest HIV treatments, alternative therapies, nutrition, legal issues, stress management and more. In addition, participants are assigned support groups that meet periodically throughout the seminar to share feelings and discuss life situations. To participate in the next PLUS seminar or to find out more information, please call L.A. Shanti, at (323) 962-8197.