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| The SHORE (Supporters and Helpers Organizing Resources and Education) Project was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This needs assessment study focused on examining the psychosocial impacts of drug use, HIV, and other diseases on caregivers, supporters, and family members. This longitudinal study monitored the lives of 800 individuals who were at risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV and other infectious diseases. Subsequent research under the rubric of the SHORE project included interviews with the supporters of the above-mentioned cohort. The 800 individual participants who were enrolled in the study nominated supporters. Supporters were interviewed about their health and well-being, their needs for support, and their other care-giving activities. The Lighthouse Studies at Peer Point, a member of the Johns Hopkins family, supports an atmosphere free of discrimination on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic.
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