%newline%HIV HEALTH EDUCATION
%newline%Span works to improve public health and the health of the client by providing education-based programs and workshops that teach clients how to prevent contracting, as well as spreading, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Span offers individual and small group learning...
%newline%HIV HEALTH EDUCATION
%newline%Span works to improve public health and the health of the client by providing education-based programs and workshops that teach clients how to prevent contracting, as well as spreading, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Span offers individual and small group learning sessions that address various health issues and help clients access health care services. Through its Comprehensive Risk Counseling
%newline%Services (CRCS) program, Span collaborates with the Boston Medical Center's Project Trust to provide free, on-site HIV testing. CRCS staff also offer individual counseling to clients who are at very high risk of contracting HIV.
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%newline%CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HIV+ CLIENTS
%newline%Span offers both short-term and long-term, health-service specific case management for clients living with HIV. Span works with individuals who are being released from prison or who have been in the community for some time. Clients are assisted in their own efforts to achieve and maintain healthy outcomes after release from prison. Case managers work to ensure that medical and social services are in place upon resettlement in order to guarantee continuity of care and preserve the health of the client.
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%newline%SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING
%newline%For those clients struggling with substance abuse, Span's trained clinicians offer substance abuse assessment, and individual and group substance abuse counseling. Span clinicians also provide specialized counseling to dually diagnosed clients (those dealing with both mental health and addiction related issues). Clients are either referred from Parole Release Centers or are HIV+ and referred from Span's HIV Case Management program.
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