BOSTON, August 13, 2018—A new HIV prevention study published today in JAMA Pediatrics found that Project Lifeskills—a culturally specific, empowerment-based, and group-delivered behavioral prevention intervention—significantly reduced sexual risk for HIV acquisition and transmission in sexually active young transgender women …
The Evidence-Informed Interventions Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance (E2i CCTA), funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) and led by The Fenway Institute in partnership with AIDS United, has awarded 26 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) …
A new webinar from the Behavioral Health Department at Fenway Health provides guidance for mental health providers in providing gender affirming assessments for surgery referral letters for transgender and gender diverse people. The webinar, titled Providing Mental Health Assessments for …
A new report from Boston Indicators and The Fenway Institute finds that young Massachusetts residents are much more likely to self-identify as LGBT than in previous generations, but they still feel many of the social pressures and discrimination of the …
We are pleased to announce that Liz Nahar has joined The Fenway Institute as our new Director of Administration and Planning.
Liz has over a decade of experience in program and leadership roles, working with scientists and physicians who are …
Currently, no vaccine exists that can cure HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Today, 36.7 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. Despite progress with antiretroviral therapy and other research dedicated to stopping this disease, there still is a dire need …
The Fenway Institute is excited to announce that Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, Director of Education & Training, is being honored with Harvard Medical School’s Excellence in Clinical Instruction in Psychiatry Award from the graduating class of 2018. This is in recognition …
In the past year, several new federal policy initiatives have done serious harm to sexual and gender minorities. Psychological science details how these shifts are increasing stigma and prejudice, potentially decreasing access to critical services and increasing well-documented health disparities.
Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief, Retaining transgender women in care: Best practices in the field, outlining provider best practices and innovative programs that result in higher rates of adherence to prescribed treatments among …
The Fenway Institute’s Evidence-Informed Interventions Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB), has awarded 26 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipient organizations across the United States with up to $170,000 in funding …
