<>The
Incarcerated Youth Health Education Project (IYHEP)
provides HIV prevention education and counseling and testing to
incarcerated
youth in
Miami-Dade
County
detention
facilities and other diversion programs.
The
objective of the program is to
build risk reduction skills and
encourage participants to seek testing, early care and treatment for
HIV
infection.
Major program
components include HIV Counseling and Testing
and the implementation of the CDC science-based prevention intervention
BART
(Becoming A Responsible Teen). This is
an 8 session group level intervention that covers such topics as
HIV/AIDS, risk
factors, risk reduction skills, coping skills and community resources. All the sessions are interactive and contain
fun activities designed to keep the youth engaged in the education and
skill
building process. The program also
retains a focus on ensuring that program participants are linked with
appropriate
care, treatment and ongoing prevention services.
For more information or to schedule a workshop at a youth confinement
facility, please call us at
305-576-1234
or email us at
IYHEP@careresource.org