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Women's Institute is a place that honors the whole woman: a place where women come
together to grow, to rediscover their strengths, to heal and to
rebuild their lives in a community of women who walk the same path
to health and well-being.
The Women's Institute welcomes all women. We support women in all stages of substance
use as they seek to stabilize their lives. We support HIV-positive
women who have been newly released from prison and are adjusting
to society and reintegrating their families.
The Women's Institute is a place for families: a place where each family's unique
strengths are affirmed and where families find support and new ways
to cope with living with HIV.
Child Life Program
This program services children and parents living with HIV and
AIDS. The program is located on the 2nd floor. If you are an HIV-positive
parent or caregiver of minor children or you care for an HIV-positive
child under 17 years of age, you and your child are eligible for
family support services which include: nutritional counseling and
food pantry, parenting support, individual and group counseling,
special events and family recreation.
Child Sitting Support — Don't have someone to look after your child
so that you can get to GMHC for services? The Child Life Playroom
provides a safe place for your children to stay while you receive
services at GMHC. Playroom hours are: Monday – Thursdays from 11–
3:30 p.m. If you need support outside of these hours, please call
us with as much advance notice as possible at 212.367.1260.
The Lesbian AIDS Project
(LAP)
LAP provides HIV prevention education and support for women who
have sex with and/or partner with other women. If you need to learn
more about HIV prevention for women who have sex with women, you
can attend a workshop or participate in individual and group counseling.
You can email us at LAP@gmhc.org
for safer sex information and support. LAP provides support groups
and referrals for HIV-positive lesbians and women who partner with
other women. This program is located on the 4th floor.
Women in Action (WIA)
Women in Action serves HIV-positive women who are struggling with
alcohol and substance use by providing individual and group counseling,
complementary therapies (Reiki and ear-point acupuncture), referrals
to treatment and access to other life supporting services. If you
want to reduce your substance and/or alcohol use or you would like
to work on sobriety and recovery and stabilize your life, contact
the program. WIA counselors are experienced substance use professionals,
and you may contact the program by phone or walk-in any week day
to speak with a counselor.
Supportive Services for Heterosexual Women
If you are an HIV-positive woman but you are not a lesbian, do
not have a history of substance use, or do not have any children,
there is still a place for you! WFS provides group and individual
counseling and referrals and support for women.
How to become a WFS client
It is not necessary to become a client to participate in WFS educational
events: safer sex workshops, forums and conferences. However, if
you would like to receive specific services for you and your family,
it is necessary to become a client and there are two ways to go
about it:
- Contact Access & Assessment for the client intake times.
- Contact the WFS program in which you would like to participate
and make arrangements with program staff for an intake by calling
the WFS Information Line — 212.367.1363.
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