The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) seek to support collaborative intervention trials in the treatment, prevention or rehabilitation of those with mental disorders and alcohol use disorders and comorbid mental disorders. Support is also sought for other collaborative clinical studies, including but not limited [...]

Whitman -Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia invites you to come and receive free HIV rapid testing — get your results the same day! This will take place March 13, 15, and 16, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5232 Lee Highway in Arlington. For more information, please call 703-237-4900. Light [...]

Community-based organizations: Have you asked your transgender clients/prevention participants to complete the Transgender Health Initiative Survey (T.H.I.S) yet? T.H.I.S. addresses the HIV prevention, HIV care and overall health care needs of the transgender community in Virginia, including questions regarding health status, ability to access health care, violence, substance abuse, housing, employment, and HIV/AIDS. [...]

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) focuses on studies that will elucidate the factors that determine HIV shedding in the male genital tract. This includes studies that elucidate the infectivity of HIV in semen fractions, the effect of antiretroviral therapy on HIV infectivity in semen fractions, the relationship between the immunobiology of the male genital tract [...]

BET (Black Entertainment Television, www.bet.com ),
the Black AIDS Institute ( www.blackaids.org/ ),
and the Kaiser Family Foundation ( www.kff.org/ )
have announced the 3rd Annual Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short
Subject Film Competition.
The competition provides a platform to creatively explore
issues around HIV/AIDS in African-American, Afro-Caribbean,
and Afro-Latin communities in the U.S., including stigma
and [...]