- Alternative lunch service of bagged lunches will be served on Tuesday, 9/24 from 12-1:30 pm.
Substance Use Services
Substance use support with a harm reduction approach—no waitlist, no judgment. Access safer use resources and care when you need them. Your health, your choices. We’re here to help.

Our Mission
GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.

Chet Balram Named a ‘Health Care Hero’ for Transforming GMHC’s Mental Health and Substance Use Services
We are thrilled that Chet Balram, LCSW, the Managing Director of GMHC’s Mental Health and Substance Use Services, has been named a 2025 Health Care Hero by Schneps Media for the transformative growth of the department under his leadership.

Remembering GMHC Co-founder Edmund White By Larry Mass, GMHC Co-founder
Edmund White, who was pioneering as a leading, openly-gay writer, and who became a shining star of our literatures and heritage, passed away at 85 at his home in New York City on June 3, 2025. Though his flagging health left him increasingly housebound in the aftermath of a heart attack and strokes, he continued his blazingly prolific career as litterateur and gadfly right up to his last hours…

ViiV Healthcare Won’t Stop: Empowering Youth to End HIV
With our shared commitment to ending the HIV and AIDS epidemic, we’re delighted that ViiV Healthcare is returning as the Presenting Sponsor for AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 18 – for the sixth consecutive year! “AIDS Walk New York and GMHC are vital to this city, and ViiV

Jonathan Mallow Named New CEO of GMHC
GMHC’s Board of Directors and Executive Team are proud to announce the appointment of Jonathan Mallow as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer effective May 1, 2025. Mallow brings to this role a unique combination of executive leadership, creative vision, and deep commitment to social impact.

40 Years and Counting: Krishna Stone on Walking and Working AIDS Walk New York
As she prepares for the 40th Annual AIDS Walk New York, longtime GMHC employee and LGBTQ+ activist Krishna Stone reflects on this historic event’s enduring significance.

Project Transcend Meets the Moment
In these fraught times, Project Transcend offers a supportive space for GMHC’s transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary (TGNCNB) clients to be seen and heard – and to breathe. That is what trans people have been fighting for since the early days of the trans liberation struggle, say Program Coordinator Catherine Granum and Peer Navigation Specialist Mizz June Brown.



