To change risk behaviors and prevent further HIV transmission, evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the different approaches or models used for organizing and providing those services, and determine the outcome of those services on the quality of life of the individuals served.

1. Increase compliance with medical treatment and enhance access to existing services.
2. Disseminate information about successful service models.
3. Develop and rigorously evaluate models for replication and integration into HIV/AIDS delivery systems.
4. Increase productive work capacity as result of receiving services.

HIV/AIDS Mental Health Services Demonstration Program.

* In addition to this budget figure, SAMHSA's Knowledge Development Application (KDA) Program includes an AIDS initiative in FY 1997. This initiative includes various approaches, including how best to: educate service providers, address family issues, interrupt HIV transmission, and maximize client retention in substance abuse treatment.

People living with or affected by HIV/AIDS including injection drug users, sex partners of injection drug users, sex workers, gay or bisexual men, and racial and ethnic minority populations.

Health professionals, consumers, and community service providers.

1. To demonstrate the efficacy of outreach as an intervention for facilitating access to substance abuse treatment for high risk and hard to reach substance abusers.
2. To demonstrate that comprehensive HIV outreach interventions affect behavior changes in diverse populations.

1. Identify chronic, hardcore, drug users and their sex and/or needle-sharing partners.
2. Facilitate entry into substance abuse treatment.
3. Provide a range of services including medical and diagnostic services for HIV, STDs, and TB.
4. Employ information-sharing, skills and other prophylactic means to affect behavior change.
5. Evaluate program effectiveness.