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CCM Taps 6.20 - Community Counseling and Mediation (CCM) Is Pleased to Submit This Rfa to Provide Substance Use and Hiv Prevention Services to Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations at High-risk for Substance Use Disorders (SUDS) and Hiv Infection. the Program Places Emphasis on Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women (MSMW), as Well as Those Who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/questioning and Intersex Persons (lgbtqi+) Who Are Not in Stable Housing And/or Reside in Communities With High Rates of Hiv, Viral Hepatitis (including Hep a, B, and C), And/or Sexually Transmitted Infections (stis). CCM Has Extensive Experience Providing Substance Abuse Treatment, Mental Health Counselling and Conducting Hiv Out-reach Prevention, Service Linkage in Central Brooklyn That Is Rooted in the Cultures and Languages of the Population of Focus. CCM Has Continuously Maintained Strong Connections to Grassroots Organizations That Are Also Rooted in Our Population of Focuses Cultural and Linguistic Needs. CCM Has Five Nys Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Providing Counseling, Psychiatric Psychological, and Psychosocial Assessments and Diagnosis, and Two Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Which Are Oasas Licensed 822 Treatment Program. Since 1991, CCM Has Served Thousands of Clients Living With Hiv/aids Through a Wide Range of Prevention and Treatment Programs. We Provided Targeted Hiv Related Programming, Including Prevention and Education, Case Management, Housing, and Individual and Group Counseling to Children, Youth, Single Adults, and Families; On-site Psychiatric and Psychotropic Medication Management; and On-site and Nearby Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment. the Target Population to Be Served by the Proposed Initiative Titled CCM’S Taps Will Be Primarily Caribbean- and African-americans and Latino Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Men and Their Families Who Are 18 and Older and Dealing With Substance Abuse Issues, Have a Co-occurring Dual Diagnosis and Who Either Have or Are At-risk of Contracting Hiv/aids. a Special Emphasis Will Be on Central Brooklyn, Which Includes Bedford Stuyvesant (CD3), Crown Heights and Prospect Heights (CD8), South Crown Heights (CD9), Flatbush and Midwood (CD14), Brownsville (CD16) and East Flatbush (CD17) as Well as Branching Out Into the Other Nyc Boroughs. Utilizing the Evidence-based Theories of, 1-PERSONALIZED Cognitive Counseling (PCC) and 2-MANY Men, Many Voices (3MV) 3-MOTIVATIONAL Interviewing (MI) 4-COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL Therapy (CBT) 5-CONTINGENCY Management (CM) 6- Integrated Treatment, Our Program Will Provide Expanded and Enhanced Risk Assessment for Acquiring Hiv And/or Hepatitis C Infection and Meet the Nation’s Achievement of the 90-90-90 Goals Regarding Hiv Status and Treatment. the Cohort of Clients to Be Reached Annually 60 Men Ages 18 and Older Will Receive Additional Coordinated and Integrated Services Through the Co-location of Sud, Co-occurring and Recovery Support Services as Well as Onsite Hiv/aids Testing and Case Management Services; Including Linkage and Provision of Hiv Care and Treatment; Hepatitis Testing, Vaccination, and Referral/linage for and Case Management; Housing Support Services; Outreach; and Enhancement and Expansion of Infrastructure and Capacity to Retain Clients in Sud/cod and Hiv/aids Care. in Partnership With Heights Hill Mental Health Service Community Advisory Board (cab), Aids Healthcare Foundation (ahf), Spring Hill Wellness (SHW), We All Really Matter (warm), Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center (BPMC), and Nyc Department of Probation Located in Central Brooklyn, We Will Provide Comprehensive, Culturally Competent Services That Link Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment and Prevention Services With Hiv and Hepatitis Prevention and Medical Care Services for Clients in Racial/ethnic Minority Communities and for Individuals at High Risk for or Living With Hiv.