POSITIVE STEPS HIV/AIDS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM



Director: Francisco Cacho

11501 Dolan Street

Downey, CA 90241


562 923 . 7894

fax  923 . 3593



The Positive Steps HIV/AIDS Mental Health Division was funded through a federal grant from the Center for Mental Health Services. The five-year demonstration project served HIV positive individuals with chronic mental health disorders, providing psychiatric evaluation, treatment planning, individual and group psychotherapy, and discharge planning.

STATISTICS: POSITIVE STEPS HIV/AIDS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM


TOTAL CLIENTS          Males                  Females             Completions            Homeless

40

27 (68%)

13 (32%)

9 (23%)

25 (63%)

 
 

AGE

# SERVED

  %*

15-19

03

8%

20-25

02

5%

26-34

09

23%

35-44

17

43%

45-54

09

23%







  ETHNICITY         # SERVED         %*

African -American

 22

55%

American Indian

00

00

Asian

00

00

Caucasian

 07

18%

Latino

10

25%

Other

01

3%

              

               * percentages are rounded to the nearest whole