Between Brothers Program
Chestley W. Price, MA
WHAT IS THE BETWEEN BROTHERS PROJECT?
The Between Brothers Project (a project of the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council) is a HIV Prevention and Health Education program for young men between the ages of 13-24, serving Richland and Lexington counties. The Program offers HIV Prevention and Health Education through Individual Level Intervention (ILI) and Group Level Intervention (GLI), the program also offers referrals for HIV Testing and Syphilis Screenings through support from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention and the SCDHEC.
Between Brothers Staff
Dr. Bambi Gaddist, Project Director
Dr. Jacob White, Intervention Specialist (ILI)
Chestley W. Price, MA, Group Level Intervention Coordinator/Project Life Line Coordinator
Russell Patterson, Youth Outreach, Recruitment & Health Advocate/Youth Advisory Board Liaison
How do participants get involved with Between Brothers?
- Through established partnerships with Youth Serving Organizations (i.e. DJJ, & local Colleges, and recruitment from the Community)
- Recruitment/Outreach from various Community Venues (i.e. Night Clubs, Colleges, Community Events & Health Fairs)
- Age appropriate referrals from in-house programs (i.e. Testing/Counseling & Project Life Line)
- Walk-Ins
- WIN WIN Project (participants recruit from their Social Networks and receives compensation for their recruitment efforts)
What is Individual Level Intervention (LIL-CRCS)?
ILI-CRCS is a one-to-one interaction between an individual and a counselor through which high risk behaviors are identified and strategies to decrease risk are developed and implemented by the individual. Elements of ILI-CRCS include HIV/AIDS health education, review of safer sexual practices, and skills building exercises to enhance condom use and sexual negotiation.
What Group Level Interventions (GLI) are offered?
Be Proud! Be Responsible! a six-module curriculum designed to enhance the adolescents with knowledge, motivation and skills needed to change behaviors in ways that may reduce the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. This curriculum is facilitated at the Department of Juvenile Justice and the community at large with to male youth, ages 13 to 24.
Many Men, Many Voices, a group level intervention designed specifically for Gay men of color to promote behavior change for HIV/STI prevention. Two facilitators lead six, two hour sessions over an established time frame. These sessions take place in a confidential and private setting to help the men feel safe and accepted with positive social support. They are afforded the opportunity to build an understanding of how lifes experiences relate to how they feel about themselves, their attitudes and beliefs, and their behaviors that may place them at personal risk for HIV/AIDS and STD infection. It’s a step-by-step process that relies on real dialogue and participant interactions. The age range for this intervention is 18 to 29 only.
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