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The Health Services Center, Inc. (HSC) is a non-profit 501(c)3 AIDS Services Organization that has provided HIV, viral hepatitis care, and behavioral health services in a under-served area of northeast Alabama at the epicenter of the HIV epidemic for over 20 years. In the proposed 4-HER (Health, Empowerment, and Recovery) Program, HSC will improve area behavioral health (BH) services, particularly targeting women of color and their sex and drug-using partners who are living with BH disorders (substance abuse [SA] or mental health [MH], are trauma survivors, and are living with or at increased risk of HIV disease and/or viral hepatitis [VH]). The 4-HER project also will target LGBTQ populations and veterans at increased risk of BH and trauma issues, and HIV/VH. Annually, the program will provide 150 BH screenings and 300 HIV and VH tests. A minimum of 100 persons annually (300 over course of project) will be enrolled into evidence-based, trauma-informed BH treatment and individual MH, and case management (CM) services. Ongoing linkage and retention to HIV/VH care will be provided via partnership with HSC?s Ryan-White funded Medical Care Division. The 4-HER Program will enhance and expand service access to care in an impoverished and under-resourced 14-county rural/non-urban area of northeast Alabama that currently experiences gaps in care on the HIV/VH Care Continuum. The 4-HER Program will address these issues in several ways. First, HSC will build on partnerships with local communities of color and community providers to increase networking and marketing of services. Second, HSC will provide BH screenings, assessments, and referrals and HIV/VH testing, screening, and linkage services. Third, HSC will provide enrollees two evidence-based models of behavioral health treatment, "Living in Balance," (LIB) and "Seeking Safety." Fourth, HSC will integrate HIV/VH medical care services and BH care to reduce disparities and improve client access and health outcomes.

The Health Services Center, Inc. (HSC) is a non-profit 501(c)3 AIDS Services Organization that has provided HIV, viral hepatitis care, and behavioral health services in a under-served area of northeast Alabama at the epicenter of the HIV epidemic for over 20 years. In the proposed 4-HER (Health, Empowerment, and Recovery) Program, HSC will improve area behavioral health (BH) services, particularly targeting women of color and their sex and drug-using partners who are living with BH disorders (substance abuse [SA] or mental health [MH], are trauma survivors, and are living with or at increased risk of HIV disease and/or viral hepatitis [VH]). The 4-HER project also will target LGBTQ populations and veterans at increased risk of BH and trauma issues, and HIV/VH. Annually, the program will provide 150 BH screenings and 300 HIV and VH tests. A minimum of 100 persons annually (300 over course of project) will be enrolled into evidence-based, trauma-informed BH treatment and individual MH, and case management (CM) services. Ongoing linkage and retention to HIV/VH care will be provided via partnership with HSC’s Ryan-White funded Medical Care Division. The 4-HER Program will enhance and expand service access to care in an impoverished and under-resourced 14-county rural/non-urban area of northeast Alabama that currently experiences gaps in care on the HIV/VH Care Continuum. The 4-HER Program will address these issues in several ways. First, HSC will build on partnerships with local communities of color and community providers to increase networking and marketing of services. Second, HSC will provide BH screenings, assessments, and referrals and HIV/VH testing, screening, and linkage services. Third, HSC will provide enrollees two evidence-based models of behavioral health treatment, "Living in Balance," (LIB) and "Seeking Safety." Fourth, HSC will integrate HIV/VH medical care services and BH care to reduce disparities and improve client access and health outcomes. Finally