The Michael Palm Center for AIDS Care and Support
The Michael Palm Center for AIDS Care and Support is the primary vehicle of
entry to services for new clients, ensuring effective linkage to and coordination
of care, both
internally at GMHC and externally in collaboration with our community partners.
It has two units;
- Coordinated Care — which includes new client intake
and assessment, crisis intervention, case management, and client advocacy
- Counseling and Support —
which includes, short-term individual counseling, and support
groups which ensure that long-term needs are addressed.
New Client Registration
GMHC offers many services. Some of these services are designed
specifically for HIV-positive men and women and require that you
participate in a registration process. During the registration process
we will ask you questions and listen to your concerns. At the end
of this process we will make recommendations about the services
we think you will find useful and we will help you connect to these
services.
Ryan White Case Management Services
Finding an apartment or safe shelter, finding an HIV specialist,
dealing with unpaid rent or an eviction, facing expensive prescriptions,
or being an undocumented person and in need of care can feel overwhelming.
Trying to do all of these things at once can feel impossible. Let
our staff help you figure out how to get and keep health insurance,
other benefits, housing, voice-mail, food assistance, and medical,
dental and mental health providers.
Team 119: Mental Health Supportive Services
Team 119 is a multi-disciplinary mental health clinic at GMHC that provides FREE short- and long-term psychotherapy and substance abuse services to adults living with HIV/AIDS, regardless of age, gender, race, or sexual orientation.
The staff at Team 119 consists of a nurse practitioner, clinical social workers, a psychologist, mental health counselors, substance abuse counselors, art therapists and peer educators.
Team 119's clinical approach is evidence-based and holistic and aims to improve physical health, mental health and the quality of life of its HIV+ clients.
The team provides short term and long term individual, couples, and group therapy.
Several different issues are typically addressed in our clinic including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, stress and trauma, substance use and abuse, compulsive sexual behavior, high-risk behavior, grief and loss.
Individual Therapy
Each client enrolled in Team 119 will initially be scheduled for a comprehensive psychosocial assessment. After the assessment the client will be assigned to a therapist or counselor. Individual sessions are free of charge, and metrocards are provided to those in need for commuting to and from the clinic.
Group Services include:
- Newly Diagnosed Groups
- Long Term Survivors Groups
- Harm Reduction Substance Use Groups
- Art Therapy Groups
- General HIV Support Groups
- Gay Men's Group Therapy
- Self Esteem Group
- Steps Toward Housing
- Anxiety and Depression Group
- Sexual Compulsivity Group
- Straight Men's Group
For more information regarding mental health services at GMHC email us at team119@gmhc.org or call us at 212.367.1165
Prevention Case Management Services
Behaviors can be hard to change without good support — especially
around substance use and sexual risk. Prevention Case Management
is a 12-week harm reduction program for HIV-positive men that is
designed to help people look at their behaviors and work towards
identifying reasonable goals through individual, peer and group
counseling.
Substance Use Counseling and Education (SUCE)
SUCE offers free and confidential services, such as one-on-one and group counseling to HIV positive and negative gay and bisexual men who use alcohol and drugs. SUCE services offer a supportive environment for individuals to identify goals in order to change their drug use and understand its relationship to their sexual behaviors. SUCE also offers 10-week psycho-educational group, which provides a safe place for participants to explore their drug use and how it relates to their sexual behaviors.
Click here for more information regarding SUCE.
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