Youth Pride Inc. - MY LIFE Program (Mobilizing Youth to Learn, Inspire, Find, and Educate Peers Against HIV Disease)

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Youth Pride Inc.- MY LIFE Program (Mobilizing Youth to Learn, Inspire, Find, and Educate Peers Against HIV Disease)

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
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Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
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Background Information	Program size	Age range	Research	Program Fee?
Contact information: 302 East Howard Ave Atlanta, GA 30030 Website: www.youthpride.org Mission/Goals: To provide a safe physical and emotional place for Atlanta's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth. It operates Georgia's only community center for GLBTQ youth, providing ongoing support groups, educational and social programs. In addition, the YouthPride Center operates a youth only drop-in center. Notes: YouthPride offers peer-led, age specific support groups, issue and interest based discussion groups, HIV/STD education and prevention programs, educational workshops, ongoing social events, a resource library, and other programs. Source(s): www.guidestar.org; www.youthpride.org	Youth Pride has over 700 members, 250 of whom are active members. As many as 100 members are served weekly.	Ages 13-24	Please click here for more information on this evaluation. Type of Evaluation: Quasi-Experimental. The evaluation was not conducted in Atlanta sites. Note: The following information is based upon a national evaluation of the Mpowerment Project Model, which is a peer-reviewed, research-based HIV prevention education and intervention program targeting young gay, bisexual, and transgender men ages 13-19 years. HIV researchers at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), University of California, San Francisco developed the Mpowerment Project. The Youth Pride MY LIFE Program is based on the Mpowerment Project Model. Objective: To determine the efficacy of the Mpowerment Project model. Impact/Outcomes: The Mpowerment Project has been associated with reduced rates of unprotected anal intercourse among young gay/bisexual men. A second study in Albuquerque, NM showed a slight decrease (minus 12%) in risk behavior while the comparison communities of Phoenix, AZ, and Austin, TX, reported dramatic increases (24% and 42%, respectively). Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) had become widely available prior to the launch of the program in Albuquerque. There is evidence indicating that the rate of unsafe sex among gay/bisexual men is increasing since HAART. Thus, in Albuquerque, the Mpowerment Project appears to have helped prevent the increases in risky behavior among young gay/bisexual men that were occurring in the two comparison communities.	Not available.

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