The document outlines various addiction prevention and education services provided by NJCRI, including Project Access, which serves as Newark's only syringe exchange program, and Project Cope, offering drug treatment referrals and health services. It also highlights the Community Health Expansion Technical Assistance initiative and chronic disease self-management programs, while detailing care and treatment services available for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Overall, the focus is on comprehensive support, outreach, and educational programs aimed at improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations.

2. Addiction, Prevention & Education ServicesDirector: Bob Baxter

3. Addiction, Prevention & Education ServicesProjects & Services:CDSMPLive Healthy, Live HappyMy Brother’s KeeperProject AccessProject CHETA Project COPENJ ReactProject WOW!

4. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Project AccessAs Newark’s only syringe exchange program (SEP), Project Access began in February 2008 with a goal of reaching 125 clients. To date, Project Access serves over 1450 clients and has referred 30% to drug treatment programs. This project is funded by grants from the Comer, Tides, and Diamond Foundations, the MAC AIDS Fund, and the New Jersey AIDS Partnership.

5. Project COPE & Project Renew Manager Nimaako Brown

6. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Community Outreach Prevention and Education (COPE) COPE provides FREE drug treatment referrals to local facilities including The Lennard Clinic, Integrity House, Straight and Narrow and many others. Project COPE clients are always offered free and confidential HIV and STD testing that is provided on-site at NJCRI. If a client is found to be HIV positive and requires assistance they are immediately enrolled into NJCRI’s case management program and have access to NJCRI’s food pantry and medical and social services. In an effort to provide a continuum of care and support for Project COPE clients, there are weekly support group meetings held at NJCRI for clients seeking support in getting and staying clean.

7. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Project Renew Project Renew works with scientific prevention tools to help people determine if their personal history and behaviors have placed them at risk for major health problems. This project does not stop with identifying risks. Collectively, clients and counselors work to find ways to prevent or deal with those health problems and healthy issues. This NJCRI Division includes Corrections Project, Safety Counts and Healthy Relationships Intervention.

8. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Project Renew: Corrections Project NJCRI correctional HIV project works both in a lock-up facility and in the community. The program provides health education to inmates who are at high risk or living with HIV, as well as, continuity of care throughout their incarceration and eventual release to the community. NJCRI has implemented this project at Northern State Prison in Newark.

9. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Project WOW!Project WOW & My Brother’s Keeper ManagerAunsha Hall

10. Addiction, Prevention & Education ServicesProject WOW! HIV & STD Prevention Services For Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender Youth Ages 13-24

11. OUR SERVICES

12. HIV Prevention

13. Mental Health Services

14. Substance Abuse Prevention

15. Youth Drop-In Center

16. Youth Leadership Panel (LOF)

17. Social Activities- Cooking Club, Photography, Creative Writing, Yoga, Voguing, Professional Development

18. Safe Space for LGBTQ YouthAddiction, Prevention & Education Services My Brother’s KeeperStarting January 2011Serves men who have sex with men (MSM) of color ages 25-34 in Essex County Provides Mpowerment, HIV prevention, Comprehensive Risk Counseling Services, and other socially supportive services and programming

19. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Project CHETA & CDSMP Manager Aura C. Caicedo

20. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Community Health Expansion Technical Assistance(Project CHETA)CHETA provides free technical assistance, including training and mentoring, to small and medium sized community-based organizations (CBOs). CHETA specifically focuses on the organizational development and infrastructure needs of CBOs. CHETA also provides free monthly staff development trainings to CBOs in the Greater Newark Area.

21. Addiction, Prevention & Education Services Chronic Disease Self Management Program(Project CDSMP) Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP)The CDSMP was developed at Stanford University’s Patient Education Resource Center as a collaborative research project between Stanford and the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program. The purpose of the program is to help people with chronic conditions and/or their caregivers to develop the necessary tools to effectively self-manage their or their loved ones’ chronic condition.

22. Care & TreatmentDirector: Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano

23. Care & Treatment ServicesServices Offered:Primary Medical CareBehavioral ServicesMedical Nutrition Counseling/Education Food PantryTreatment Adherence (TA) Counseling/EducationMedical Transportation ServicesDirect Emergency Assistance (DEA) ProgramsSupport Groups Medical Case Management (MCM) ServicesClinical Trials