Gender Team Helps Empower In 2014, AHP created the Gender Team to help low- income people access gender transition surgery. As part of AHP’s shift to broaden the array of services we of- fer the LGBTQ community, we created a Gender Team to ensure transgender-affirmative care. Among the team’s key accomplish- ments has been a process by which trans people can easily obtain the pre-surgery mental health assessments re- quired by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH). The program provides surgery to people whose low incomes and insurance status had previ- ously prevented them from receiving it. AHP psychologist Michelanne Baker and psychiatrist Dan Kara- sic co-created Gender Team, which also provides a forum for team members to discuss challenging cases and follow the progress of trans people receiving mental health services at AHP. Karasic and Baker have been fortunate to enlist the skills and enthusiasm of many other AHP mental health clinicians, and the monthly Gen- der Team meetings draw about a dozen staff members and clinical interns. This team approach has helped AHP to expand these mental health services to meet a growing demand. Starting this year, AHP was a co-sponsor of the biennial National Transgender Health Summit, which drew more than 600 national and international participants to Oakland April 17–18. Karasic co-chaired the Mental Health Track, and the AHP Gender Team presented on the team’s work. l For more information on AHP’s transgender-related services, including its ongoing Transgender Support Group, call 415- 476-3902 and ask to speak to a triage counselor. Frontlines of Testing AHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing Program—whose motto is “Know Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community”—Pilot Advances “There is never a dull moment at HCAT,” remarked Perry Rhodes III, manager of AHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing program. “We are constantly seeing and responding to new people and working out in the community.” HCAT delivers HIV, hepatitis C, and STD testing and counseling to thousands of folks a year. And for 31 years, since AHP developed the first large-scale HIV testing program in the country, HCAT has embraced advances to help our clients. In June, HCAT became one of two programs in California to pilot a new antigen/antibody test, which could diagnose HIV even earlier than current testing. And in August, HCAT became a pilot program for the city’s reinvigorated syringe access, a crucial HIV and hepatitis C prevention strategy. When Rhodes says “out in the community,” he means not only Tuesday through Saturday at the AHP Services Center, but also at other times when our mobile testing van wheels to street fairs and other locations in response to requests for our testing services. l NEWS FROM THE UCSF ALLIANCE HEALTH PROJECT AHP NOW Supporting the mental health and wellness of the LGBTQ and HIV- affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.
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$25,000–$75,000 Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$10,000–$25,000Whitney Davis and
Benny Garcia
$5,000–$10,00023 and MeAnonymousAnonymousJames W. Dilley,
MD and Jorge O. Morales
Hon. James C. HormelJustin Hafen and
John HurleyKaiser PermanenteLegacy Mechanical
and Energy Services, Inc.
Gregory Miscikowski and Todd Tierney
Ferolyn PowellProject Inform/
AIDS Walk Community Grants
Rachel SwannThe Bob Ross
FoundationUCSF/SFGH Dept.
of Psychiatry
$2,500–$5,000Adirondack
FoundationAIDS Healthcare
FoundationJulie Armistead and
Fred McNearJames Bacchi and
Scott BalentineAlvin Baum and
Robert HolgateAndrew ChandlerCynthia FarnerScott GarciaSandra Sunnyo LeeLevi Strauss and
CompanyHy LevyKare R. Lindahl and
Derek S. NginBrad LukeGene OgdenPacific Union
Community FundLinda Anderson
RetickerCyrus SanandajiSilva Watson
Moonwalk Foundation
Trumark UrbanUCSF/SFGH Office
of the DeanWells Fargo
Matching GiftsWest Builders Inc.Zephyr Real Estate
$1,000–$2,500AnonymousChloe Arnold
Kevin Berry and John Randell
Jordan BrainerdJoseph BrennanTracey BroadmanDavid BulandaJohn CarrDeborah CarsonDoug CaseMichelle ClarkJames CrookPhilip De CarloEmily and Erin ConleyJames and Lynn
Michelle CataldoLauren Allan-VailAllen/Loeb AssociatesErica AndersonMercedes AzcarateJohn BakerMichael and
Dorian Beckler
David BeeryAntoine BerberiLizzie BontragerBeka and Ray BrayerKim BrisackPeter BrunnerRobert ChanCatherine ChandlerRichard Childress and
M. Jay SandersJeffrey ChuAlvin ChuaShirley E. CookstonJennifer CorreiaAnita CosgrovePam CunninghamAnn DawsonSophie DierJason DingerChris DoveMuna El-ShaiebPeter FarmerLynette and
Mitch FergusonDavid FerminoAntonio FloresMiriam GarfinkelMurtuza GhadialiMaria GiatrakisKen GladstoneLes Gottesman and
Megan LehmerRick GutierrezEllen Haller, MDArden HoffmanMichael Holland and
Maryse AubertSusan HoskingDavid HowardMark HunterJudy Ichelson-CampMill Valley InsuranceDavid JimenezDan Joraanstad and
Bob HermannRuben KalraDan KarasicBlair KeckKatherine KeonJohn KesslerMichael Kinsella and
Matt WoebckeKyle KunneckeDaniel P. LangfordRachel LeibmanWilliam LeitschJustin LenigkJerry and Cindy
and Willie AblaoWilliam McBrideJohn MelvinJoyce Nilo and
Chloe ArnoldKevin O’Brien
Margaret PaternekAngela PetersenPetrus PhoaLaura PickeringJoanna PlachutinSusan RabensMary Beth RetickerStephanie ReynoldsGerardo RodriguezRachael and
Jerome SakSusan Shea and
Sonja HansonJames SorensonChad StithDenise TarantinoRichard and Margaret
TemperoLori Thoemmes and
Susan WeigleRandy ThuemeMegan TortorichLiz TrayDavid TsaiRob TufelNico van DongenVisa Giving StationDoug VuBeth WrightsonThomas L. WynveenDean and Karina YaoRobert Zimmerman
$100–$250Adam GreenLori AlbianiAmanda and
Andrew MurphyEnrique AndradeAmy Andresco and
David CasutoMichael BadolatoKathleen BarbanoAndrew Barnett, MDSandy BaultPatricia BeallLynne BeardenCamo Bortman and
Dwayne ShanzJanette BrookChristopher BuckleyMaria BudnerStefan BurmeisterMike BurnsAnne Caird and
Jaime ArbonaBarry CammerSue CarlisleJerry ChenEva ChurchillDiane CoseoRebecca CrumpBrian CullenCheryl A. DajczakJames DaleRick DeanSarah DubinJohn F. DyniaTerri Eaton
Kit L. EvertsJonathan Farer and
Marvin Van EkerenFareday HemingwayDavid FredricksonGabriel GagnerBraulio GarciaBritt GardnerGaylestaJonathan GilbertElizabeth GrivasGary N. Grossman,
PhDAnthony HaroianCharles HimmelblauRussell HuffmanMichelle HughesJeffrey L. JavitsJohn Wiley and
Sons, Inc.Stephanie JohnstoneDana Jordan-TurnerBrian KieleyD.L. KingThierry KoblentzSam KoritzAaron KrugThomas W. LambertHolly LandryJessica LanyadooTodd LawryMark LearyJoseph LindseyJack and Joan LouieBrandi LyMichelle MagbooRay MarBrent MarekSusanna MarinMelissa McKeeSean MeehanErika MichelisDavid MinerCristian MirandaChristopher R. MooreEdward MoranAaron NelsonBeth C. NewmanJanet NicheliniEmanuel NoelJoseph OhrtJohn OsthausJacqueline Leigh PageJesse ParsonsAtul PatelMike PickoffRoland Rauscher
and Tom BridaLillian ReidyAnne ReinsertKevin RilleraPhilip RossettiGilbert RotsteinRich SloanCheryl SnodgrassCourtney StockTeresa Taiclet
Kirk A. VedasBeth WaldmanRamon WooEd WoodAmy YoungsAmy Zimmerman
$50–$100Linda AdrevenoDavid Ahrens and
Carol RubinElisio AmezcuaJoseph D. ArandaBalletto VineyardsJohn BassettAlice BeallJacqueline BeckKatherine BloodworthEileen Blumenthal
and Patricia DunnJay BordeleauRichard BrownJames M. Campbell, MDJoseph A. CecereChaen ChanJamie Coleman and
Sara SchweglerSarah ColesKathryne DanielsEd DiazRobert DockendorffGeoffrey B.
DryvynsydeKay and Jay EsteyDavid FeatherstoneClaudia FigalloLouise FrostColin GallagherLinda S. GordonJeffrey HaassLaura HareRichard HarrisAudrey HellerHoward HershScott HrudickaPaul HuberCynthia Hunton and
Dennis MurphySam JacksonAlanda JohnsonJean Johnson and
Edward E. EgeniasDavid KendallDianne KirchnerJeffrey KruskallRichard LandryGeoff LinKathleen McCarthyMaria NaulaDanielle O’ConnorJames PerosJohn PreckelLouise RafkinMark RandalJulie SaenzVincent SantangeloChad SchimkeRyan SepanskiDoug Shoemaker and
Larry BongortShakira SimleyGinger SlonakerSandra SpectorAnn SpencerPerry StephneyKacie WatkinsErik Wieland and
Our generous in-kind donors are listed on our website under “About AHP”
Gender Team Helps EmpowerIn 2014, AHP created the Gender Team to help low-income people access gender transition surgery.
As part of AHP’s shift to broaden the array of services we of-fer the LGBTQ community, we created a Gender Team to ensure transgender-affirmative care. Among the team’s key accomplish-
ments has been a process by which trans people can easily
obtain the pre-surgery mental health
assessments re-quired by the
San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH). The program
provides surgery to
people whose low incomes
and insurance status had previ-
ously prevented them from receiving it.
AHP psychologist Michelanne Baker and psychiatrist Dan Kara-sic co-created Gender Team, which also provides a forum for team members to discuss challenging cases and follow the progress of trans people receiving mental health services at AHP. Karasic and Baker have been fortunate to enlist the skills and enthusiasm of many other AHP mental health clinicians, and the monthly Gen-der Team meetings draw about a dozen staff members and clinical interns. This team approach has helped AHP to expand these mental health services to meet a growing demand.
Starting this year, AHP was a co-sponsor of the biennial National Transgender Health Summit, which drew more than 600 national and international participants to Oakland April 17–18. Karasic co-chaired the Mental Health Track, and the AHP Gender Team presented on the team’s work. l
For more information on AHP’s transgender-related services, including its ongoing Transgender Support Group, call 415-476-3902 and ask to speak to a triage counselor.
Frontlines of TestingAHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing Program—whose motto is “Know Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community”—Pilot Advances
“There is never a dull moment at HCAT,” remarked Perry Rhodes III, manager of AHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing program. “We are constantly seeing and responding to new people and working out in the community.” HCAT delivers HIV, hepatitis C, and STD testing and counseling to thousands of folks a year. And for 31 years, since AHP developed the first large-scale HIV testing program in the country, HCAT has embraced advances to help our clients.
In June, HCAT became one of two programs in California to pilot a new antigen/antibody test, which could diagnose HIV even earlier than current testing. And in August, HCAT became a pilot program for the city’s reinvigorated syringe access, a crucial HIV and hepatitis C prevention strategy.
When Rhodes says “out in the community,” he means not only Tuesday through Saturday at the AHP Services Center, but also at other times when our mobile testing van wheels to street fairs and other locations in response to requests for our testing services. l
A Message from James Dilley, MD, and Lori Thoemmes, LMFT
A s you know, our mission is to help people heal, people who face emotional, social, and mental health challenges, who need experts to help them
negotiate crisis. We do this as often as we can, for as many people as possible. This letter is our story of how we took a risk, based on our history and philosophy, to build our response to the escalating need for LGBTQ behavioral health care.
When AHP’s mission changed, we knew our pioneering behavioral health model could respond to the burgeoning need for LGBTQ mental health services. The city’s Department of Public Health agreed, funding us to serve LGBTQ clients with severe mental health issues unrelated to HIV.
Even as our clinic boomed in 2014/2015, serving both HIV- and LGBTQ-related concerns, we asked our staff to serve hundreds of new clients, using our financial reserves to fund their time. Ultimately, new funding proved to be insufficient to the demand. We’ve stopped
augmenting services from our reserves, but we have not stopped seeking new funding and new solutions.
Undaunted, AHP has won funding for new programs and initiatives: DPH-funded Medi-Cal services and syringe access; State Office of AIDS funding for operational support; a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to collaborate nationally on training and technical assistance; and a National Institute of Mental Health grant to develop a post-training support program. In addition, we successfully formed our first-ever AIDS Walk Team, and we increased individual donations by more than 20 percent.
We continue to develop services that help people cultivate their natural resilience and capacity to resolve the challenges they face. We are excited to announce a PrEP navigation program for trans women and men of color and a partnership with the citywide Getting to Zero initiative. And we are pursuing new partnerships to fund services responsive to the mental health needs of the LGBTQ community.
We are honored to share this story with you. And we are humbled to be a part of this rich and vibrant community of clients and providers, volunteers and donors, staff and managers that make up AHP.
Thank you all for being a key stakeholder in AHP’s history and future. l
Letter to Our Stakeholders: 2014–2015 Donors of 2014–2015
N e w s f r o m T h e U C s f A l l i A N C e h e A lT h P r o j e C T
AHP NOW
Supporting the mental health and wellness of the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.
3,400 people receive HIV counseling
and testing
1,011 HIV-positive and LGBTQ clients received psychotherapy and psychiatric medication evaluations
200 case management clients linked to primary medical care, substance use treatment, mental
health care, and housing
266 providers trained in 26
trainings across the state 7,680 hours of
support provided by five recent college graduates, whom AHP staff mentor
toward careers in public interest and health care
500 HIV-positive clients seen at SF General Hospital
4,300 hours of clinical assessment, individual psychotherapy, and group services by 12 clinical
interns, working under the supervision of AHP professional staff
475 HIV-positive and LGBTQ
clients helped during a mental
health crisis
860 clients receive
STI testing
14 volunteers provide 742
hours of group and workshop
facilitation
$25,000–$75,000 Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$10,000–$25,000Whitney Davis and
Benny Garcia
$5,000–$10,00023 and MeAnonymousAnonymousJames W. Dilley,
MD and Jorge O. Morales
Hon. James C. HormelJustin Hafen and
John HurleyKaiser PermanenteLegacy Mechanical
and Energy Services, Inc.
Gregory Miscikowski and Todd Tierney
Ferolyn PowellProject Inform/
AIDS Walk Community Grants
Rachel SwannThe Bob Ross
FoundationUCSF/SFGH Dept.
of Psychiatry
$2,500–$5,000Adirondack
FoundationAIDS Healthcare
FoundationJulie Armistead and
Fred McNearJames Bacchi and
Scott BalentineAlvin Baum and
Robert HolgateAndrew ChandlerCynthia FarnerScott GarciaSandra Sunnyo LeeLevi Strauss and
CompanyHy LevyKare R. Lindahl and
Derek S. NginBrad LukeGene OgdenPacific Union
Community FundLinda Anderson
RetickerCyrus SanandajiSilva Watson
Moonwalk Foundation
Trumark UrbanUCSF/SFGH Office
of the DeanWells Fargo
Matching GiftsWest Builders Inc.Zephyr Real Estate
$1,000–$2,500AnonymousChloe Arnold
Kevin Berry and John Randell
Jordan BrainerdJoseph BrennanTracey BroadmanDavid BulandaJohn CarrDeborah CarsonDoug CaseMichelle ClarkJames CrookPhilip De CarloEmily and Erin ConleyJames and Lynn
Michelle CataldoLauren Allan-VailAllen/Loeb AssociatesErica AndersonMercedes AzcarateJohn BakerMichael and
Dorian Beckler
David BeeryAntoine BerberiLizzie BontragerBeka and Ray BrayerKim BrisackPeter BrunnerRobert ChanCatherine ChandlerRichard Childress and
M. Jay SandersJeffrey ChuAlvin ChuaShirley E. CookstonJennifer CorreiaAnita CosgrovePam CunninghamAnn DawsonSophie DierJason DingerChris DoveMuna El-ShaiebPeter FarmerLynette and
Mitch FergusonDavid FerminoAntonio FloresMiriam GarfinkelMurtuza GhadialiMaria GiatrakisKen GladstoneLes Gottesman and
Megan LehmerRick GutierrezEllen Haller, MDArden HoffmanMichael Holland and
Maryse AubertSusan HoskingDavid HowardMark HunterJudy Ichelson-CampMill Valley InsuranceDavid JimenezDan Joraanstad and
Bob HermannRuben KalraDan KarasicBlair KeckKatherine KeonJohn KesslerMichael Kinsella and
Matt WoebckeKyle KunneckeDaniel P. LangfordRachel LeibmanWilliam LeitschJustin LenigkJerry and Cindy
and Willie AblaoWilliam McBrideJohn MelvinJoyce Nilo and
Chloe ArnoldKevin O’Brien
Margaret PaternekAngela PetersenPetrus PhoaLaura PickeringJoanna PlachutinSusan RabensMary Beth RetickerStephanie ReynoldsGerardo RodriguezRachael and
Jerome SakSusan Shea and
Sonja HansonJames SorensonChad StithDenise TarantinoRichard and Margaret
TemperoLori Thoemmes and
Susan WeigleRandy ThuemeMegan TortorichLiz TrayDavid TsaiRob TufelNico van DongenVisa Giving StationDoug VuBeth WrightsonThomas L. WynveenDean and Karina YaoRobert Zimmerman
$100–$250Adam GreenLori AlbianiAmanda and
Andrew MurphyEnrique AndradeAmy Andresco and
David CasutoMichael BadolatoKathleen BarbanoAndrew Barnett, MDSandy BaultPatricia BeallLynne BeardenCamo Bortman and
Dwayne ShanzJanette BrookChristopher BuckleyMaria BudnerStefan BurmeisterMike BurnsAnne Caird and
Jaime ArbonaBarry CammerSue CarlisleJerry ChenEva ChurchillDiane CoseoRebecca CrumpBrian CullenCheryl A. DajczakJames DaleRick DeanSarah DubinJohn F. DyniaTerri Eaton
Kit L. EvertsJonathan Farer and
Marvin Van EkerenFareday HemingwayDavid FredricksonGabriel GagnerBraulio GarciaBritt GardnerGaylestaJonathan GilbertElizabeth GrivasGary N. Grossman,
PhDAnthony HaroianCharles HimmelblauRussell HuffmanMichelle HughesJeffrey L. JavitsJohn Wiley and
Sons, Inc.Stephanie JohnstoneDana Jordan-TurnerBrian KieleyD.L. KingThierry KoblentzSam KoritzAaron KrugThomas W. LambertHolly LandryJessica LanyadooTodd LawryMark LearyJoseph LindseyJack and Joan LouieBrandi LyMichelle MagbooRay MarBrent MarekSusanna MarinMelissa McKeeSean MeehanErika MichelisDavid MinerCristian MirandaChristopher R. MooreEdward MoranAaron NelsonBeth C. NewmanJanet NicheliniEmanuel NoelJoseph OhrtJohn OsthausJacqueline Leigh PageJesse ParsonsAtul PatelMike PickoffRoland Rauscher
and Tom BridaLillian ReidyAnne ReinsertKevin RilleraPhilip RossettiGilbert RotsteinRich SloanCheryl SnodgrassCourtney StockTeresa Taiclet
Kirk A. VedasBeth WaldmanRamon WooEd WoodAmy YoungsAmy Zimmerman
$50–$100Linda AdrevenoDavid Ahrens and
Carol RubinElisio AmezcuaJoseph D. ArandaBalletto VineyardsJohn BassettAlice BeallJacqueline BeckKatherine BloodworthEileen Blumenthal
and Patricia DunnJay BordeleauRichard BrownJames M. Campbell, MDJoseph A. CecereChaen ChanJamie Coleman and
Sara SchweglerSarah ColesKathryne DanielsEd DiazRobert DockendorffGeoffrey B.
DryvynsydeKay and Jay EsteyDavid FeatherstoneClaudia FigalloLouise FrostColin GallagherLinda S. GordonJeffrey HaassLaura HareRichard HarrisAudrey HellerHoward HershScott HrudickaPaul HuberCynthia Hunton and
Dennis MurphySam JacksonAlanda JohnsonJean Johnson and
Edward E. EgeniasDavid KendallDianne KirchnerJeffrey KruskallRichard LandryGeoff LinKathleen McCarthyMaria NaulaDanielle O’ConnorJames PerosJohn PreckelLouise RafkinMark RandalJulie SaenzVincent SantangeloChad SchimkeRyan SepanskiDoug Shoemaker and
Larry BongortShakira SimleyGinger SlonakerSandra SpectorAnn SpencerPerry StephneyKacie WatkinsErik Wieland and
Our generous in-kind donors are listed on our website under “About AHP”
Gender Team Helps EmpowerIn 2014, AHP created the Gender Team to help low-income people access gender transition surgery.
As part of AHP’s shift to broaden the array of services we of-fer the LGBTQ community, we created a Gender Team to ensure transgender-affirmative care. Among the team’s key accomplish-
ments has been a process by which trans people can easily
obtain the pre-surgery mental health
assessments re-quired by the
San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH). The program
provides surgery to
people whose low incomes
and insurance status had previ-
ously prevented them from receiving it.
AHP psychologist Michelanne Baker and psychiatrist Dan Kara-sic co-created Gender Team, which also provides a forum for team members to discuss challenging cases and follow the progress of trans people receiving mental health services at AHP. Karasic and Baker have been fortunate to enlist the skills and enthusiasm of many other AHP mental health clinicians, and the monthly Gen-der Team meetings draw about a dozen staff members and clinical interns. This team approach has helped AHP to expand these mental health services to meet a growing demand.
Starting this year, AHP was a co-sponsor of the biennial National Transgender Health Summit, which drew more than 600 national and international participants to Oakland April 17–18. Karasic co-chaired the Mental Health Track, and the AHP Gender Team presented on the team’s work. l
For more information on AHP’s transgender-related services, including its ongoing Transgender Support Group, call 415-476-3902 and ask to speak to a triage counselor.
Frontlines of TestingAHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing Program—whose motto is “Know Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community”—Pilot Advances
“There is never a dull moment at HCAT,” remarked Perry Rhodes III, manager of AHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing program. “We are constantly seeing and responding to new people and working out in the community.” HCAT delivers HIV, hepatitis C, and STD testing and counseling to thousands of folks a year. And for 31 years, since AHP developed the first large-scale HIV testing program in the country, HCAT has embraced advances to help our clients.
In June, HCAT became one of two programs in California to pilot a new antigen/antibody test, which could diagnose HIV even earlier than current testing. And in August, HCAT became a pilot program for the city’s reinvigorated syringe access, a crucial HIV and hepatitis C prevention strategy.
When Rhodes says “out in the community,” he means not only Tuesday through Saturday at the AHP Services Center, but also at other times when our mobile testing van wheels to street fairs and other locations in response to requests for our testing services. l
A Message from James Dilley, MD, and Lori Thoemmes, LMFT
A s you know, our mission is to help people heal, people who face emotional, social, and mental health challenges, who need experts to help them
negotiate crisis. We do this as often as we can, for as many people as possible. This letter is our story of how we took a risk, based on our history and philosophy, to build our response to the escalating need for LGBTQ behavioral health care.
When AHP’s mission changed, we knew our pioneering behavioral health model could respond to the burgeoning need for LGBTQ mental health services. The city’s Department of Public Health agreed, funding us to serve LGBTQ clients with severe mental health issues unrelated to HIV.
Even as our clinic boomed in 2014/2015, serving both HIV- and LGBTQ-related concerns, we asked our staff to serve hundreds of new clients, using our financial reserves to fund their time. Ultimately, new funding proved to be insufficient to the demand. We’ve stopped
augmenting services from our reserves, but we have not stopped seeking new funding and new solutions.
Undaunted, AHP has won funding for new programs and initiatives: DPH-funded Medi-Cal services and syringe access; State Office of AIDS funding for operational support; a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to collaborate nationally on training and technical assistance; and a National Institute of Mental Health grant to develop a post-training support program. In addition, we successfully formed our first-ever AIDS Walk Team, and we increased individual donations by more than 20 percent.
We continue to develop services that help people cultivate their natural resilience and capacity to resolve the challenges they face. We are excited to announce a PrEP navigation program for trans women and men of color and a partnership with the citywide Getting to Zero initiative. And we are pursuing new partnerships to fund services responsive to the mental health needs of the LGBTQ community.
We are honored to share this story with you. And we are humbled to be a part of this rich and vibrant community of clients and providers, volunteers and donors, staff and managers that make up AHP.
Thank you all for being a key stakeholder in AHP’s history and future. l
Letter to Our Stakeholders: 2014–2015 Donors of 2014–2015
N e w s f r o m T h e U C s f A l l i A N C e h e A lT h P r o j e C T
AHP NOW
Supporting the mental health and wellness of the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.
3,400 people receive HIV counseling
and testing
1,011 HIV-positive and LGBTQ clients received psychotherapy and psychiatric medication evaluations
200 case management clients linked to primary medical care, substance use treatment, mental
health care, and housing
266 providers trained in 26
trainings across the state 7,680 hours of
support provided by five recent college graduates, whom AHP staff mentor
toward careers in public interest and health care
500 HIV-positive clients seen at SF General Hospital
4,300 hours of clinical assessment, individual psychotherapy, and group services by 12 clinical
interns, working under the supervision of AHP professional staff
475 HIV-positive and LGBTQ
clients helped during a mental
health crisis
860 clients receive
STI testing
14 volunteers provide 742
hours of group and workshop
facilitation
Accessing ServicesMost of AHP’s services, except for HIV testing and drop-in support groups, require an intake appointment. For more info, contact us at 415-476-3902. Drop in Monday through Friday from 9 am to 11 am or by phone Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am to 11 am.
To get more information on all of our programs go to AHP’s homepage: ucsf-ahp.org
Revenue Source Amount
HIV & LGBTQ Mental Health $3,588,727 HIV/STD Testing $573,333
n Local City and County Contracts Total $4,162,060
HIV Provider Training $475,000 HIV Prevention and Care $2,674,319
n State Contracts Total $3,149,319
Case Management: MSM of Color $500,000 Post-Training Support $112,270 Capacity-Building Assistance to CBOs $306,628
n Federal Contracts and Grants $918,898
n Training Service Agreements $39,325
n Endowment and Other Interest Income $56,503
n Gilead Sciences, Inc. HIV Prevention Support $62,000
n Foundation, Corporation, Individual Donations $67,404
n Art for AIDS Fundraiser $264,379
n UCSF Department of Psychiatry $250,000
$8,969,888
Expense Category Amount
n Salaries and Benefits $6,849,665
n Operations $1,108,722
n Art for AIDS Fundraiser Expenses $66,017
Required UCSF Fee for All Donations $5,407 Administrative Intern Support $63,600 Staff and Advisory Board Meetings $6,650
n Other Expenses $75,657
n Reserves $17,688
n Indirect Costs (Paid to UCSF) $852,139
$ 8,969,888
HIV and STD PreventionKnow Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community. HIV and STD testing empowers people with information. Drop in five days a week at 1930 Market Street and twice a week on Castro Street at AHP’s mobile van. For appointments, go to “Make Your HIV Test Appointment” on AHP’s homepage, or call 415-502-TEST (8378) from 11 am to 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Friday. To find our van, see twitter: @502Test. AHP also provides clean syringes to people who inject drugs, and runs one of the city’s new PrEP navigation programs, helping people assess whether PrEP is right for them and, if so, access it.
Mental Health and Substance UseHelp People Help Themselves. Individual and group support, immediate intervention for people in crisis, and psychiatric assessment and medications management. Most mental health and support services are free; some have income or insurance status limits.
Meet Folks Where They Are. “Harm reduction”—individual substance use counseling, case management, and group support—creates a constructive and effective setting for addressing mental health and substance use concerns.
Training and ResearchBuild Knowledge and Capacity. AHP trains HIV test counselors, mental health and substance abuse professionals, and staff from agencies seeking to foster a well-informed, client-centered, culturally competent, stigma-free environment.
Discover While Serving. Doing HIV and LGBTQ work leads AHP staff to recognize gaps and develop ideas for filling them. AHP researches new approaches to HIV prevention and LGBTQ mental health.
Support Groups and Wellness WorkshopsConnect People Together. Support and therapy groups help people build com-munity and address mental health and wellness topics together. Groups vary in the number of weeks they last and in their target audience. Some focus on specific populations or topics.
Feel Better Than Ever. AHP also uses the power of community to promote a world of well-being through work-shops and forums on both LGBTQ and HIV-related topics.
Syringe Access In August, AHP inaugurated a pilot syringe access and disposal at its 1930 Market Services Center, as part of our HIV counseling and testing programs. Research has proven the extraordinary efficacy of needle exchange and syringe access to prevent HIV and hepatitis C. Research findings have also repeatedly contradicted the claim that syringe access increases injection drug use. l
AIDS Walk Fundraising Triumph! On July 19, 2015, for the first time, AHP staffed its own AIDS Walk San Francisco team. It was a fantastic experience. The AHP team raised more than $28,000. Further, AIDS Walk selected AHP to receive an additional grant of $10,000, bringing the grand total to $38,000! And since AHP was an AIDS Walk community partner, all those donations directly benefit our clients and programs. A big heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported AIDS Walk SF. l
Stories of 2014–2015 Annual Financial Report: July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015
AHP Gets Gold
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) presented AHP with the 2014 Gold Achievement Award at its 66th Institute on Psychiatric Services in San Francisco. The award recognizes AHP’s success as a community psychiatry program, honoring both our ongoing HIV-related work and our more recent ventures to reduce health disparities within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
Getting to Zero
For the first time since 1984, effective treatments are making the goal of no new infections possible. Key to “Getting to Zero”—the name of a new national campaign—is PrEP. When taken regularly as directed, PrEP can prevent HIV infection. In January 2015, a packed crowd attended AHP’s Let’s Talk PrEP workshop. In December, AHP was awarded one of three citywide grants to provide “PrEP Navigation” to people considering the intervention.
Helping Us Help Others
Every other month, 18 generous people gather together to donate their expertise to AHP. Reflecting the diverse communities of providers, clients, and donors who rely on and support the organization, AHP’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) endows AHP with their wisdom. They offer insights on issues in areas ranging from client and provider needs to programmatic approaches to community relations and fundraising.
2014–2015 REVENUE 2014–2015 EXPENSES
Local City and County Contracts Total
$4,240,647
Operations $1,108,722 Salaries and Benefits
$6,342,945
Indirect Costs $815,551
Art for AIDS $264,379
Federal Contracts
and Grants $612,270
State Contracts Total $3,129,319
AHP Services—Serving the LGBTQ and HIV Communities
Accessing ServicesMost of AHP’s services, except for HIV testing and drop-in support groups, require an intake appointment. For more info, contact us at 415-476-3902. Drop in Monday through Friday from 9 am to 11 am or by phone Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am to 11 am.
To get more information on all of our programs go to AHP’s homepage: ucsf-ahp.org
Revenue Source Amount
HIV & LGBTQ Mental Health $3,588,727 HIV/STD Testing $573,333
n Local City and County Contracts Total $4,162,060
HIV Provider Training $475,000 HIV Prevention and Care $2,674,319
n State Contracts Total $3,149,319
Case Management: MSM of Color $500,000 Post-Training Support $112,270 Capacity-Building Assistance to CBOs $306,628
n Federal Contracts and Grants $918,898
n Training Service Agreements $39,325
n Endowment and Other Interest Income $56,503
n Gilead Sciences, Inc. HIV Prevention Support $62,000
n Foundation, Corporation, Individual Donations $67,404
n Art for AIDS Fundraiser $264,379
n UCSF Department of Psychiatry $250,000
$8,969,888
Expense Category Amount
n Salaries and Benefits $6,849,665
n Operations $1,108,722
n Art for AIDS Fundraiser Expenses $66,017
Required UCSF Fee for All Donations $5,407 Administrative Intern Support $63,600 Staff and Advisory Board Meetings $6,650
n Other Expenses $75,657
n Reserves $17,688
n Indirect Costs (Paid to UCSF) $852,139
$ 8,969,888
HIV and STD PreventionKnow Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community. HIV and STD testing empowers people with information. Drop in five days a week at 1930 Market Street and twice a week on Castro Street at AHP’s mobile van. For appointments, go to “Make Your HIV Test Appointment” on AHP’s homepage, or call 415-502-TEST (8378) from 11 am to 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Friday. To find our van, see twitter: @502Test. AHP also provides clean syringes to people who inject drugs, and runs one of the city’s new PrEP navigation programs, helping people assess whether PrEP is right for them and, if so, access it.
Mental Health and Substance UseHelp People Help Themselves. Individual and group support, immediate intervention for people in crisis, and psychiatric assessment and medications management. Most mental health and support services are free; some have income or insurance status limits.
Meet Folks Where They Are. “Harm reduction”—individual substance use counseling, case management, and group support—creates a constructive and effective setting for addressing mental health and substance use concerns.
Training and ResearchBuild Knowledge and Capacity. AHP trains HIV test counselors, mental health and substance abuse professionals, and staff from agencies seeking to foster a well-informed, client-centered, culturally competent, stigma-free environment.
Discover While Serving. Doing HIV and LGBTQ work leads AHP staff to recognize gaps and develop ideas for filling them. AHP researches new approaches to HIV prevention and LGBTQ mental health.
Support Groups and Wellness WorkshopsConnect People Together. Support and therapy groups help people build com-munity and address mental health and wellness topics together. Groups vary in the number of weeks they last and in their target audience. Some focus on specific populations or topics.
Feel Better Than Ever. AHP also uses the power of community to promote a world of well-being through work-shops and forums on both LGBTQ and HIV-related topics.
Syringe Access In August, AHP inaugurated a pilot syringe access and disposal at its 1930 Market Services Center, as part of our HIV counseling and testing programs. Research has proven the extraordinary efficacy of needle exchange and syringe access to prevent HIV and hepatitis C. Research findings have also repeatedly contradicted the claim that syringe access increases injection drug use. l
AIDS Walk Fundraising Triumph! On July 19, 2015, for the first time, AHP staffed its own AIDS Walk San Francisco team. It was a fantastic experience. The AHP team raised more than $28,000. Further, AIDS Walk selected AHP to receive an additional grant of $10,000, bringing the grand total to $38,000! And since AHP was an AIDS Walk community partner, all those donations directly benefit our clients and programs. A big heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported AIDS Walk SF. l
Stories of 2014–2015 Annual Financial Report: July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015
AHP Gets Gold
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) presented AHP with the 2014 Gold Achievement Award at its 66th Institute on Psychiatric Services in San Francisco. The award recognizes AHP’s success as a community psychiatry program, honoring both our ongoing HIV-related work and our more recent ventures to reduce health disparities within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
Getting to Zero
For the first time since 1984, effective treatments are making the goal of no new infections possible. Key to “Getting to Zero”—the name of a new national campaign—is PrEP. When taken regularly as directed, PrEP can prevent HIV infection. In January 2015, a packed crowd attended AHP’s Let’s Talk PrEP workshop. In December, AHP was awarded one of three citywide grants to provide “PrEP Navigation” to people considering the intervention.
Helping Us Help Others
Every other month, 18 generous people gather together to donate their expertise to AHP. Reflecting the diverse communities of providers, clients, and donors who rely on and support the organization, AHP’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) endows AHP with their wisdom. They offer insights on issues in areas ranging from client and provider needs to programmatic approaches to community relations and fundraising.
2014–2015 REVENUE 2014–2015 EXPENSES
Local City and County Contracts Total
$4,240,647
Operations $1,108,722 Salaries and Benefits
$6,342,945
Indirect Costs $815,551
Art for AIDS $264,379
Federal Contracts
and Grants $612,270
State Contracts Total $3,129,319
AHP Services—Serving the LGBTQ and HIV Communities
Accessing ServicesMost of AHP’s services, except for HIV testing and drop-in support groups, require an intake appointment. For more info, contact us at 415-476-3902. Drop in Monday through Friday from 9 am to 11 am or by phone Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am to 11 am.
To get more information on all of our programs go to AHP’s homepage: ucsf-ahp.org
Revenue Source Amount
HIV & LGBTQ Mental Health $3,588,727 HIV/STD Testing $573,333
n Local City and County Contracts Total $4,162,060
HIV Provider Training $475,000 HIV Prevention and Care $2,674,319
n State Contracts Total $3,149,319
Case Management: MSM of Color $500,000 Post-Training Support $112,270 Capacity-Building Assistance to CBOs $306,628
n Federal Contracts and Grants $918,898
n Training Service Agreements $39,325
n Endowment and Other Interest Income $56,503
n Gilead Sciences, Inc. HIV Prevention Support $62,000
n Foundation, Corporation, Individual Donations $67,404
n Art for AIDS Fundraiser $264,379
n UCSF Department of Psychiatry $250,000
$8,969,888
Expense Category Amount
n Salaries and Benefits $6,849,665
n Operations $1,108,722
n Art for AIDS Fundraiser Expenses $66,017
Required UCSF Fee for All Donations $5,407 Administrative Intern Support $63,600 Staff and Advisory Board Meetings $6,650
n Other Expenses $75,657
n Reserves $17,688
n Indirect Costs (Paid to UCSF) $852,139
$ 8,969,888
HIV and STD PreventionKnow Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community. HIV and STD testing empowers people with information. Drop in five days a week at 1930 Market Street and twice a week on Castro Street at AHP’s mobile van. For appointments, go to “Make Your HIV Test Appointment” on AHP’s homepage, or call 415-502-TEST (8378) from 11 am to 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Friday. To find our van, see twitter: @502Test. AHP also provides clean syringes to people who inject drugs, and runs one of the city’s new PrEP navigation programs, helping people assess whether PrEP is right for them and, if so, access it.
Mental Health and Substance UseHelp People Help Themselves. Individual and group support, immediate intervention for people in crisis, and psychiatric assessment and medications management. Most mental health and support services are free; some have income or insurance status limits.
Meet Folks Where They Are. “Harm reduction”—individual substance use counseling, case management, and group support—creates a constructive and effective setting for addressing mental health and substance use concerns.
Training and ResearchBuild Knowledge and Capacity. AHP trains HIV test counselors, mental health and substance abuse professionals, and staff from agencies seeking to foster a well-informed, client-centered, culturally competent, stigma-free environment.
Discover While Serving. Doing HIV and LGBTQ work leads AHP staff to recognize gaps and develop ideas for filling them. AHP researches new approaches to HIV prevention and LGBTQ mental health.
Support Groups and Wellness WorkshopsConnect People Together. Support and therapy groups help people build com-munity and address mental health and wellness topics together. Groups vary in the number of weeks they last and in their target audience. Some focus on specific populations or topics.
Feel Better Than Ever. AHP also uses the power of community to promote a world of well-being through work-shops and forums on both LGBTQ and HIV-related topics.
Syringe Access In August, AHP inaugurated a pilot syringe access and disposal at its 1930 Market Services Center, as part of our HIV counseling and testing programs. Research has proven the extraordinary efficacy of needle exchange and syringe access to prevent HIV and hepatitis C. Research findings have also repeatedly contradicted the claim that syringe access increases injection drug use. l
AIDS Walk Fundraising Triumph! On July 19, 2015, for the first time, AHP staffed its own AIDS Walk San Francisco team. It was a fantastic experience. The AHP team raised more than $28,000. Further, AIDS Walk selected AHP to receive an additional grant of $10,000, bringing the grand total to $38,000! And since AHP was an AIDS Walk community partner, all those donations directly benefit our clients and programs. A big heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported AIDS Walk SF. l
Stories of 2014–2015 Annual Financial Report: July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015
AHP Gets Gold
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) presented AHP with the 2014 Gold Achievement Award at its 66th Institute on Psychiatric Services in San Francisco. The award recognizes AHP’s success as a community psychiatry program, honoring both our ongoing HIV-related work and our more recent ventures to reduce health disparities within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
Getting to Zero
For the first time since 1984, effective treatments are making the goal of no new infections possible. Key to “Getting to Zero”—the name of a new national campaign—is PrEP. When taken regularly as directed, PrEP can prevent HIV infection. In January 2015, a packed crowd attended AHP’s Let’s Talk PrEP workshop. In December, AHP was awarded one of three citywide grants to provide “PrEP Navigation” to people considering the intervention.
Helping Us Help Others
Every other month, 18 generous people gather together to donate their expertise to AHP. Reflecting the diverse communities of providers, clients, and donors who rely on and support the organization, AHP’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) endows AHP with their wisdom. They offer insights on issues in areas ranging from client and provider needs to programmatic approaches to community relations and fundraising.
2014–2015 REVENUE 2014–2015 EXPENSES
Local City and County Contracts Total
$4,240,647
Operations $1,108,722 Salaries and Benefits
$6,342,945
Indirect Costs $815,551
Art for AIDS $264,379
Federal Contracts
and Grants $612,270
State Contracts Total $3,129,319
AHP Services—Serving the LGBTQ and HIV Communities
$25,000–$75,000 Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$10,000–$25,000Whitney Davis and
Benny Garcia
$5,000–$10,00023 and MeAnonymousAnonymousJames W. Dilley,
MD and Jorge O. Morales
Hon. James C. HormelJustin Hafen and
John HurleyKaiser PermanenteLegacy Mechanical
and Energy Services, Inc.
Gregory Miscikowski and Todd Tierney
Ferolyn PowellProject Inform/
AIDS Walk Community Grants
Rachel SwannThe Bob Ross
FoundationUCSF/SFGH Dept.
of Psychiatry
$2,500–$5,000Adirondack
FoundationAIDS Healthcare
FoundationJulie Armistead and
Fred McNearJames Bacchi and
Scott BalentineAlvin Baum and
Robert HolgateAndrew ChandlerCynthia FarnerScott GarciaSandra Sunnyo LeeLevi Strauss and
CompanyHy LevyKare R. Lindahl and
Derek S. NginBrad LukeGene OgdenPacific Union
Community FundLinda Anderson
RetickerCyrus SanandajiSilva Watson
Moonwalk Foundation
Trumark UrbanUCSF/SFGH Office
of the DeanWells Fargo
Matching GiftsWest Builders Inc.Zephyr Real Estate
$1,000–$2,500AnonymousChloe Arnold
Kevin Berry and John Randell
Jordan BrainerdJoseph BrennanTracey BroadmanDavid BulandaJohn CarrDeborah CarsonDoug CaseMichelle ClarkJames CrookPhilip De CarloEmily and Erin ConleyJames and Lynn
Michelle CataldoLauren Allan-VailAllen/Loeb AssociatesErica AndersonMercedes AzcarateJohn BakerMichael and
Dorian Beckler
David BeeryAntoine BerberiLizzie BontragerBeka and Ray BrayerKim BrisackPeter BrunnerRobert ChanCatherine ChandlerRichard Childress and
M. Jay SandersJeffrey ChuAlvin ChuaShirley E. CookstonJennifer CorreiaAnita CosgrovePam CunninghamAnn DawsonSophie DierJason DingerChris DoveMuna El-ShaiebPeter FarmerLynette and
Mitch FergusonDavid FerminoAntonio FloresMiriam GarfinkelMurtuza GhadialiMaria GiatrakisKen GladstoneLes Gottesman and
Megan LehmerRick GutierrezEllen Haller, MDArden HoffmanMichael Holland and
Maryse AubertSusan HoskingDavid HowardMark HunterJudy Ichelson-CampMill Valley InsuranceDavid JimenezDan Joraanstad and
Bob HermannRuben KalraDan KarasicBlair KeckKatherine KeonJohn KesslerMichael Kinsella and
Matt WoebckeKyle KunneckeDaniel P. LangfordRachel LeibmanWilliam LeitschJustin LenigkJerry and Cindy
and Willie AblaoWilliam McBrideJohn MelvinJoyce Nilo and
Chloe ArnoldKevin O’Brien
Margaret PaternekAngela PetersenPetrus PhoaLaura PickeringJoanna PlachutinSusan RabensMary Beth RetickerStephanie ReynoldsGerardo RodriguezRachael and
Jerome SakSusan Shea and
Sonja HansonJames SorensonChad StithDenise TarantinoRichard and Margaret
TemperoLori Thoemmes and
Susan WeigleRandy ThuemeMegan TortorichLiz TrayDavid TsaiRob TufelNico van DongenVisa Giving StationDoug VuBeth WrightsonThomas L. WynveenDean and Karina YaoRobert Zimmerman
$100–$250Adam GreenLori AlbianiAmanda and
Andrew MurphyEnrique AndradeAmy Andresco and
David CasutoMichael BadolatoKathleen BarbanoAndrew Barnett, MDSandy BaultPatricia BeallLynne BeardenCamo Bortman and
Dwayne ShanzJanette BrookChristopher BuckleyMaria BudnerStefan BurmeisterMike BurnsAnne Caird and
Jaime ArbonaBarry CammerSue CarlisleJerry ChenEva ChurchillDiane CoseoRebecca CrumpBrian CullenCheryl A. DajczakJames DaleRick DeanSarah DubinJohn F. DyniaTerri Eaton
Kit L. EvertsJonathan Farer and
Marvin Van EkerenFareday HemingwayDavid FredricksonGabriel GagnerBraulio GarciaBritt GardnerGaylestaJonathan GilbertElizabeth GrivasGary N. Grossman,
PhDAnthony HaroianCharles HimmelblauRussell HuffmanMichelle HughesJeffrey L. JavitsJohn Wiley and
Sons, Inc.Stephanie JohnstoneDana Jordan-TurnerBrian KieleyD.L. KingThierry KoblentzSam KoritzAaron KrugThomas W. LambertHolly LandryJessica LanyadooTodd LawryMark LearyJoseph LindseyJack and Joan LouieBrandi LyMichelle MagbooRay MarBrent MarekSusanna MarinMelissa McKeeSean MeehanErika MichelisDavid MinerCristian MirandaChristopher R. MooreEdward MoranAaron NelsonBeth C. NewmanJanet NicheliniEmanuel NoelJoseph OhrtJohn OsthausJacqueline Leigh PageJesse ParsonsAtul PatelMike PickoffRoland Rauscher
and Tom BridaLillian ReidyAnne ReinsertKevin RilleraPhilip RossettiGilbert RotsteinRich SloanCheryl SnodgrassCourtney StockTeresa Taiclet
Kirk A. VedasBeth WaldmanRamon WooEd WoodAmy YoungsAmy Zimmerman
$50–$100Linda AdrevenoDavid Ahrens and
Carol RubinElisio AmezcuaJoseph D. ArandaBalletto VineyardsJohn BassettAlice BeallJacqueline BeckKatherine BloodworthEileen Blumenthal
and Patricia DunnJay BordeleauRichard BrownJames M. Campbell, MDJoseph A. CecereChaen ChanJamie Coleman and
Sara SchweglerSarah ColesKathryne DanielsEd DiazRobert DockendorffGeoffrey B.
DryvynsydeKay and Jay EsteyDavid FeatherstoneClaudia FigalloLouise FrostColin GallagherLinda S. GordonJeffrey HaassLaura HareRichard HarrisAudrey HellerHoward HershScott HrudickaPaul HuberCynthia Hunton and
Dennis MurphySam JacksonAlanda JohnsonJean Johnson and
Edward E. EgeniasDavid KendallDianne KirchnerJeffrey KruskallRichard LandryGeoff LinKathleen McCarthyMaria NaulaDanielle O’ConnorJames PerosJohn PreckelLouise RafkinMark RandalJulie SaenzVincent SantangeloChad SchimkeRyan SepanskiDoug Shoemaker and
Larry BongortShakira SimleyGinger SlonakerSandra SpectorAnn SpencerPerry StephneyKacie WatkinsErik Wieland and
Our generous in-kind donors are listed on our website under “About AHP”
Gender Team Helps EmpowerIn 2014, AHP created the Gender Team to help low-income people access gender transition surgery.
As part of AHP’s shift to broaden the array of services we of-fer the LGBTQ community, we created a Gender Team to ensure transgender-affirmative care. Among the team’s key accomplish-
ments has been a process by which trans people can easily
obtain the pre-surgery mental health
assessments re-quired by the
San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH). The program
provides surgery to
people whose low incomes
and insurance status had previ-
ously prevented them from receiving it.
AHP psychologist Michelanne Baker and psychiatrist Dan Kara-sic co-created Gender Team, which also provides a forum for team members to discuss challenging cases and follow the progress of trans people receiving mental health services at AHP. Karasic and Baker have been fortunate to enlist the skills and enthusiasm of many other AHP mental health clinicians, and the monthly Gen-der Team meetings draw about a dozen staff members and clinical interns. This team approach has helped AHP to expand these mental health services to meet a growing demand.
Starting this year, AHP was a co-sponsor of the biennial National Transgender Health Summit, which drew more than 600 national and international participants to Oakland April 17–18. Karasic co-chaired the Mental Health Track, and the AHP Gender Team presented on the team’s work. l
For more information on AHP’s transgender-related services, including its ongoing Transgender Support Group, call 415-476-3902 and ask to speak to a triage counselor.
Frontlines of TestingAHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing Program—whose motto is “Know Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community”—Pilot Advances
“There is never a dull moment at HCAT,” remarked Perry Rhodes III, manager of AHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing program. “We are constantly seeing and responding to new people and working out in the community.” HCAT delivers HIV, hepatitis C, and STD testing and counseling to thousands of folks a year. And for 31 years, since AHP developed the first large-scale HIV testing program in the country, HCAT has embraced advances to help our clients.
In June, HCAT became one of two programs in California to pilot a new antigen/antibody test, which could diagnose HIV even earlier than current testing. And in August, HCAT became a pilot program for the city’s reinvigorated syringe access, a crucial HIV and hepatitis C prevention strategy.
When Rhodes says “out in the community,” he means not only Tuesday through Saturday at the AHP Services Center, but also at other times when our mobile testing van wheels to street fairs and other locations in response to requests for our testing services. l
A Message from James Dilley, MD, and Lori Thoemmes, LMFT
A s you know, our mission is to help people heal, people who face emotional, social, and mental health challenges, who need experts to help them
negotiate crisis. We do this as often as we can, for as many people as possible. This letter is our story of how we took a risk, based on our history and philosophy, to build our response to the escalating need for LGBTQ behavioral health care.
When AHP’s mission changed, we knew our pioneering behavioral health model could respond to the burgeoning need for LGBTQ mental health services. The city’s Department of Public Health agreed, funding us to serve LGBTQ clients with severe mental health issues unrelated to HIV.
Even as our clinic boomed in 2014/2015, serving both HIV- and LGBTQ-related concerns, we asked our staff to serve hundreds of new clients, using our financial reserves to fund their time. Ultimately, new funding proved to be insufficient to the demand. We’ve stopped
augmenting services from our reserves, but we have not stopped seeking new funding and new solutions.
Undaunted, AHP has won funding for new programs and initiatives: DPH-funded Medi-Cal services and syringe access; State Office of AIDS funding for operational support; a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to collaborate nationally on training and technical assistance; and a National Institute of Mental Health grant to develop a post-training support program. In addition, we successfully formed our first-ever AIDS Walk Team, and we increased individual donations by more than 20 percent.
We continue to develop services that help people cultivate their natural resilience and capacity to resolve the challenges they face. We are excited to announce a PrEP navigation program for trans women and men of color and a partnership with the citywide Getting to Zero initiative. And we are pursuing new partnerships to fund services responsive to the mental health needs of the LGBTQ community.
We are honored to share this story with you. And we are humbled to be a part of this rich and vibrant community of clients and providers, volunteers and donors, staff and managers that make up AHP.
Thank you all for being a key stakeholder in AHP’s history and future. l
Letter to Our Stakeholders: 2014–2015 Donors of 2014–2015
N e w s f r o m T h e U C s f A l l i A N C e h e A lT h P r o j e C T
AHP NOW
Supporting the mental health and wellness of the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.
3,400 people receive HIV counseling
and testing
1,011 HIV-positive and LGBTQ clients received psychotherapy and psychiatric medication evaluations
200 case management clients linked to primary medical care, substance use treatment, mental
health care, and housing
266 providers trained in 26
trainings across the state 7,680 hours of
support provided by five recent college graduates, whom AHP staff mentor
toward careers in public interest and health care
500 HIV-positive clients seen at SF General Hospital
4,300 hours of clinical assessment, individual psychotherapy, and group services by 12 clinical
interns, working under the supervision of AHP professional staff
