<>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