| | The major goal of the study is to implement and evaluate an intervention to reduce drug and sexual HIV risk behaviors and depressive symptoms among inner city heroin and crack users. In this project participants are taught strategies to cope with their everyday and chronic stress which may be the trigger for engaging in HIV risk behaviors. Another element of this study is to examine the relationships among neighborhood characteristics, social network factors, depressive symptoms, other individual-level factors, and HIV risk behaviors. We are currently conducting Baseline and Follow-Up assessments. |
