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SPNS Initiative: SURE Housing Initiative (2022-2026)
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Black MSM Behavioral Health Initiative
SPNS-sponsored project to evaluate four evidence-informed behavioral health interventions and/or models of care to engage, link, and retain Black MSM with HIV in medical care and supportive services. Project period: 2018-2022.RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 03/04/2024
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Tailored Motivational Interviewing: E2i
Tailored Motivational Interviewing (TMI) delivers brief motivational interviewing counseling sessions customized to encourage people with HIV to engage in HIV care, take HIV medications as prescribed, and improve other health-related behaviors. Three sites implemented TMI as part of E2i, an initiative funded by the RWHAP Part F SPNS program from 2017 to 2021. Clients who participated in TMI had significant improvement in engagement in care, prescription of antiretroviral therapy, retention in care, and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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The Black MSM Initiative: Protocol for Program Evaluation
Introductory paper describing the Black MSM Initiative and the protocol for the multisite evaluation.Resource updated 01/31/2023
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Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among HIV-Positive Youth: E2i
The Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among HIV-Positive Youth (TXTXT) is designed to keep young people, particularly young, Black, gay, bisexual, same-gender loving, and other men who have sex with men, engaged in HIV medical care, by delivering personalized, daily, interactive text messages that remind them to take their antiretroviral therapy as prescribed. Two sites implemented TXTXT as part of E2i, an initiative funded by the RWHAP Part F SPNS program from 2017–2021. The intervention resulted in a statistically significant improvement in engagement in HIV care.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
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Project ACCEPT
Project ACCEPT is designed to improve engagement and retention in medical care for youth ages 16 to 24 years with newly diagnosed HIV. The educational and skill-building intervention was deployed at four demonstration sites and increased rates of medication use and appointment adherence in comparison to a control group. Although originally developed for cisgender youth, Project ACCEPT may be adapted for gender-diverse people.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
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Issue Brief: Using Advisory Boards to Enhance and Implement Interventions for Black Women
How consumer and community advisory boards can inform the development of evidence based interventions for Black women with HIV.Resource updated 01/08/2024
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Behavioral Health Models to Improve HIV Health Outcomes for Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Resources to facilitate the replication or adaption of successful interventions for engaging Black MSM in HIV care.Resource updated 03/04/2024
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Imposition of Charges Schedule of Charges and Cap on Charges
RWHAP statutory requirements and programmatic guidance pertaining to the imposition of charges on clients for services, the schedule of charges, nominal charges, sliding fee scale, and caps on charges.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Trends, Patterns, and Factors Associated with HIV Coinfection Among Male Syphilis Cases, 2014-2019, Hawaii
By cross matching registries of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, this study found 27.1% of male syphilis cases were coinfected with HIV and 31.8% of those coinfected were not virally suppressed. This suggests ongoing sexual risk behaviors and the potential for HIV transmission among male syphilis cases.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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E-VOLUTION
E-VOLUTION is a two-way text messaging intervention, originally developed by Washington University School of Medicine and piloted at Project ARK. The intervention focuses on improving health outcomes for youth, particularly young Black men who have sex with men. E-VOLUTION was designed for people ages 18-29 who have HIV and are receiving clinical care but require support to remain adherent. E-VOLUTION was evaluated and found to improve viral suppression and retention in care rates.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 02/12/2024
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Anal Cancer Screening: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Impactful Outcomes
Two-part presentation, with Part 1 review of research regarding the efficacy of anal cancer screening and active treatment of HSIL or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in adults with HIV over 35 years old and Part 2 on a multidisciplinary approach to screening and the importance of consumer voices in guiding screening services.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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SPNS Black MSM Initiatives: The Intersection of COVID-19, Civil Unrest, and HIV
Discussion of the SPNS Black MSM Initiatives challenges and solutions to addressing program and client engagement disruptions.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Designing and Implementing an HIV Community Health Worker Advisory Group: An EHE Initiative in Massachusetts
Experience of Suffolk County on development of a diverse HIV community health worker (CHW) advisory group that can be adopted across jurisdictions to improve CHW engagement in achieving the goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Cap on Charges: Lessons Learned and Efforts to Improve Efficiency
Overview of successes and challenges of implementing a sliding fee scale and an efficient cap-on-charges process by a RWHAP clinic.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Adapting Outreach Services: Discreet HIV Testing for Rural Kentucky MSM Populations and More
Outreach strategies to better serve rural MSM populations impacted by cultural, geographic, and resource-related barriers to HIV testing.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Conceptualizing and Implementing Mental Health and Behavioral Health Services in the SPNS Black MSM Initiative
Review of the SPNS demonstration site efforts to understand and integrate mental and behavioral health services and address the unmet needs of Black MSM.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Final Findings from the SPNS Black MSM Initiative Multi-site Evaluation
Final Findings from the SPNS Black MSM Initiative Multi-site Evaluation.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Replicating Evidence-Informed Interventions: Toolkit Showcase from the E2i Initiative
Overview of RWHAP SPNS E2i Initiative implementation materials.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023