The HOPE Family Project: A Family-Based Group Intervention to Reduce the Impact of Homelessness on HIV/STI and Drug Risk Behaviors |
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| Authors: | Nisha Beharie Kosta Kalogerogiannis Mary M McKay Angela Paulino Ana Miranda Anita Rivera-Rodriguez |
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| Institution: | 1. Mount Sinai School of Medicine , New York, New York, USA nisha.beharie@mssm.edu;3. Columbia University School of Social Work , New York, New York, USA;4. Mount Sinai School of Medicine , New York, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | The HOPE Family Project (HIV Prevention for Parents and Early Adolescents) is an eight- session, family-based group intervention modeled on three evidence-based curricula targeting HIV/AIDS and alcohol and drug abuse prevention. The design and implementation of the HOPE Family Project was carried out by an established community collaborative board. The project aims to educate and provide tailored support to families and their youth (ages 11–14), residing in homeless shelters, regarding HIV and alcohol abuse prevention. The group model proved successful in offering an informal social support network for families living in homeless shelters and improving family functioning and youth mental health outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | homeless youth families parents caregivers HIV prevention alcohol and drug abuse prevention community collaboration adolescents group intervention family-based evidence-based curricula |
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