ABSTRACT: While many studies provide useful information on the risk behaviors in which homeless youth engage, few prior studies evaluate Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) risk related reduction strategies. In this study, homeless youth (n = 180) were recruited from a drop-in center and randomly assigned to one of two conditions, either an integrated individual cognitive-behavioral treatment and HIV prevention intervention that focused on skills building and education or to treatment as usual. All youth were assessed at entry into the program and at 3 and 6 month follow-up points. Findings showed an interaction between…

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of recent heavy alcohol use, heroin/cocaine use, and homelessness on short-term mortality in HIV-infected persons.

METHODS: Survival in a longitudinal cohort of 595 HIV-infected persons with alcohol problems was assessed at 6-month intervals in 1996-2005. The time-varying main independent variables were heavy alcohol use (past 30 days), heroin/cocaine use …

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* Establish a baseline of the housing status of PHAs in Ontario
* Identify the range of housing and supportive housing options currently available to PHAs in Ontario, including those provided by ASOs, community-based health and social service organizations and other housing and/or homelessness …

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Background:Home-based HIV care has been identified as means of improving access to HIV care and reducing HIV-related stigma, while easing overload in facility-based care and providing cost effective community-based social supports. Few evaluations, however, focus on the impact of barriers such as homelessness, imprisonment and substance abuse to the continuity of this model of health care provision. This paper examines the challenges, strategies, and outcomes of a long-standing …