About the Project
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Priority Population: People with HIV who are currently incarcerated and are leaving jail
Setting: Jail
Location: San Francisco, CA
Intervention Focus: Linkage, Re-engagement, and Retention
Study Period: 2010-2013
Outcomes, Components, Cost Analysis
Outcomes
- Clients were twice as likely to be linked to care within 30 days of being released from jail.
- Clients were almost twice as likely to be retained in care during the intervention period.
Intervention Components
- Secure Stakeholder Buy-in
- Assess Gaps and Resources and Hire Staff
- Conduct Pre-Release Planning Activities
- Monitor Legal Status of Clients
- Conduct Post-Release Care Plan Activities
- Implement the Care Plan
- Follow-up and Monitor Client Progress
- Graduate Clients
Cost Analysis
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Challenges and Solutions
| Challenge | Solution |
|---|---|
| Implementing a peer-based model | Involve people with peer-based intervention experience to troubleshoot potential issues. Research examples of peer-based interventions. |
| Funding | Secure diverse funding to help facilitate best practices for client retention. Work with a local university, foundation, or national substance use or research organizations to assess resources that are available for program services or evaluation. |
| Geographically distant navigators and clients | Offer flexible office hours to allow for more convenient scheduling and travel time. Provide transportation assistance. |
| Commitment to social justice among all involved | Convene all parties before implementation to discuss intervention planning and execution through a social justice lens. Also discuss interrelated social justice issues (e.g., mass incarceration of Black and Latinx people, the criminalization of people who use drugs) and explore solutions. |
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