The 10^th National AIDS Update Conference, "Our Nation’s Challenge: The Next Decade," will be held in San Francisco, California from March 24-27, 1998. The conference will provide intensive workshops, roundtable discussions, plenary sessions, and exhibits. Adolescent SPNS/Fax is pleased to announce the participation of HRSA/HAB's SPNS Adolescent Care Projects in this exciting conference. The following is a partial list of the titles and authors of the presentations to be made by these projects. Check the conference program for further details. Many of these presentations also will be posted on the World Wide Web at www.TheMeasurementGroup.com.

Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY) is coordinating the Conference’s Youth Track, entitled "Learn and Live" — at which the Adolescent Care Projects mentioned below will be presenting — as well as youth plenary sessions, lunchtime roundtable discussions, and other events. HIFY will facilitate a pre-conference orientation for youth, coordinate youth activities for each night of the conference (including pizza night, "boogie night," a mysterious surprise event, and a high-rise bus tour of the city), and provide a Youth Track information booth. Additional youth activities will include the "Living Gallery," which will be open from 9:00AM to 6:00PM each conference day for youth to explore their feelings, record their thoughts, and just hang out and make art. Other youth-friendly activities available during the conference include: a "Chat Room" (lounge); lunchtime creative writing workshops; a live video recording booth for contributions to a Spoken Word Collage; the Names Project, which consists of daily workshops where youth can participate in creating a panel for young people lost to HIV; and the creation of a large-scale painting (to be displayed at future conferences) with young artists from the Youth Industry Artists’ Mentorship Program.

Catalysts for Change: Substance Use and Positive Youth. J Gilbert, S Campbell. Walden House. [3/27/98 @ 11:00AM]

Cultural Competency in Treating Multi-diagnosed People of Color. A LeNormand. Walden House. [3/25/98 @ 1:45PM]

Getting HIV-Positive Youth into Care: A Study of the Special Projects of National Significance Program Adolescent Care Projects 1997. R Brady, M Massey, A Hodgins, E Woods, M Kipke, R Feudo, J Lothrop, M Wallace, M Sturdevant, G Remafedi, B Greenberg, A Tenner, B Singer, K Marconi, G Huba, L Melchior. Adolescent Care Projects, Health Resources and Services Administration. [3/25/98 @ 1:45]

Girl Talk. L Neal-McCollum, K Luboff, K Waite. YouthCare Project. [3/2798 @ 1:45PM]

Health Care for High-Risk and HIV-Infected Transgender Youth. M Belzer, K Lee, M Radzik. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. [3/25/98 @ 11:00AM]

Health Services Utilization by Homeless and HIV-Positive Adolescents: An Innovative Model. E Woods, M Melchiono, P Keenan. Boston "HAPPENS"; Children’s Hospital Corporation, Boston. [3/26/98 @ 11:00AM]

HIV/AIDS Detoxification/Safe Housing Program: Risk Behavior of Adult Client Population. B Greenberg. Walden House. [3/27/98 @ 11:00AM]

Keep Your Hands off My Risk! S Tierney. Health Initiatives for Youth. [3/25/98 @ 3:45PM]

Meeting the Needs of Multi-diagnosed Young People. M Hymel. Walden House. [3/27/98 @ 11:00AM]

Provider and Patient Perspectives: Positive Pregnancy, Care and Parenting. L O’Connor. Walden House. [3/26/98 @ 3:45PM]

Residential Detoxification for Substance Abusers with HIV/AIDS. R Sargent. Walden House. [3/27/98 @ 11:00AM]

Starting a Youth Peer Led Support Group. J Mayo, T Bettencourt. Bay Area Young Positives. [3/25/98 @ 3:45PM]

Street Outreach Strategies for Engaging Adolescents With or At-Risk for HIV into Care: Lessons Learned from the Special Projects of National Significance Program Adolescent Care Projects 1997. R Brady, J Kwait, G Huba, L Melchior, A Hodgins, T Bettencourt, E Woods, M Kipke, A Schneir, R Feudo, S Vining-Bethea, J Lothrop, B Bourdon, S Tierney, M Wallace, E Wright, M Sturdevant, G Remafedi, B Greenberg, A Tenner, B Singer, K Marconi. Adolescent Care Projects, Health Resources and Services Administration. [3/25/98 @ 1:45]

The Boston HAPPENS Program: The Importance of Youth Involvement. D Fox, E Woods, K Hunte, M Melchiono, P Keenan. Boston "HAPPENS"; Children’s Hospital Corporation, Boston. [3/26/98 @ 3:45PM]

The Empowered Youth Evaluation (EYE) Model: Empowering Youth to Become Active Collaborators in Program Evaluation. B Bourdon, R Betru, K Campos, B Barnes, A Burda, L Flores, C Sao, E Sanders, L Melchior, G Huba. Health Initiative for Youth, The Measurement Group. [3/26/98 @ 3:45PM]

You Can’t Teach What You Don’t Know and You Can’t Lead Where You Don’t Go: GBAPP/TOPS Project Lessons Learned About Peer Street Outreach. R Miller, D Wilson, M Perez, T Serrano, T Johnson. TOPS Project Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy Program. [3/27/98 @ 3:45PM]

Youth Track Plenary Session. A Hodgins, M Campbell, K Strong, S Tierney. Health Initiatives for Youth, Walden House. [3/26/98 @ 9:00AM]

A Consensus Model for Innovative Adolescent-Targeted HIV/AIDS Services. G Huba, L Melchior, T Bettencourt, R Brady, R Feudo, B Greenberg, G Remafedi, A Schneir, B Singer, M Sturdevant, A Tenner, S Tierney, L Trevithick, M Wallace, E Woods. Adolescent Care Projects.

CAARS, A Computer Assisted Adolescent Referral System: A Method for Allowing Youth with HIV to Identify Local Services They Need. G Huba, A Schneir, L Melchior, L Tharasri, A Kawata, E Sanders. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, The Measurement Group.