AIDS Foundation of Chicago: Safe & Sound Return Partnership

Overview

Demonstration Site: AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC)

Location: Chicago, IL

Summary: The Safe & Sound Return Partnership (SSRP) is a three-pronged intervention that works at the client, provider, and system levels to rapidly connect PLWH recently released from Cook County Jail and Illinois state prisons to medical, housing, and employment services using a Peer Community Re-engagement Specialist model.

Client Stories

Resources

• Implementation Manual: Safe and Sound Return Partnership Implementation Guide (PDF)
• One Pager: Safe & Sound Return Partnership Overview (PDF)
• Tip Sheet: AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC): Re-entry Challenges (PDF)
• Poster: Safe & Sound Return Partnership, AIDS Foundation of Chicago (PDF)

National Ryan White Conference 2020 Presentations and Posters

• PLWHA recently released from incarceration: Barriers to HIV medical care (Poster)
• Social Isolation Among Unstably Housed PLWHA Returning from Incarceration (Poster)
• Expected Stigma and Self-stigma among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Recently Released from Incarceration  (Poster)
• Transitioning from Jail or Prison to Trauma-Informed HIV Community Services (Poster)
• SPNS Project Institute: Addressing barriers to care for PWH experiencing homelessness and un/underemployment (Presentation)