The document summarizes the history, programs, and activities of CHAT, a peer-driven HIV/AIDS prevention program founded in New Orleans. CHAT offers educational sessions, outreach events, creative projects and partnerships with other organizations to educate youth. Peer interviews were conducted to help shape the program's strategies. CHAT utilizes various new media platforms like its website, Facebook, YouTube and a sext hotline to engage over 2,000 youth and provide HIV prevention information.
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2. ? History/programs
- Founded in 1983, oldest AIDS service organization in gulf
south
- Two offices: Tulane towers and CAN
- Services offered: telephone hotline, prevention, peer
support, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, food
bank/home delivered meals, housing coordination, case
management, primary medical , pharmacy, and CTR
? CHAT
- completely peer driven
- No established program before it
4. ? Peer to peer education
Jalisa Carter
Aaron Moses
Courtney Jacks
Kentrell Roberts
Tayanna Jackson
? New media
CHAT website
Facebook
YouTube
Sext Hotline
? Community partnerships
Brotherhood Inc.
Odyssey House
Covenant House
Tulane Drop-In Center
Youth Empowerment Project
5. ? Educational Sessions
- Locations
- Process
Condoms
HIV 101
STDs C The Basics
Pregnancy C truth circle for women
Anatomy 101
Healthy Relationships, how to address Abuse (male and
female)
8. EVENTS WEEKLY
BBQ/Pool Party Movie night
Slam Dat Boy Cipher circle
Catch us if you can (club Arts and Crafts
hopping) Pizza and Sex
Resume Help
CHAT board game of Life
Players Den
12. ? Creative Projects
Matchbooks
How to use a condom pamphlet
Brochure
Resource guide
Mural
Comic strips
Songs
Videos
13. ? Formative Research, Peer Interviews
- Peer driven behavior change for New Orleans Black
youth: roadmap
- Destination: Increased condom use, Decreased multiple
concurrent sexual partnerships
- Interviews were conducted by peers and were in-depth
- Interview goals: describe behaviors, need, and
preferences; develop program strategies; enhance peer
educator skills
- 6 weeks, 14 interviews
- Results of interviews Peer Archetype
- Chriss network
- From research to program
14. ? Challenges and Solutions
? Facebook
Group Page: 1120 friends
Personal Page: 1400 friends
? YouTube
11 videos
746 total views
? CHAT website
Games/ video game
? Sext hotline
Launched in January
228 texts
16. ? Roles
- sessions, outreach support, potential peer educators
?5 partners
- Brotherhood Inc. (Black MSM)
- Covenant House (Homeless youth)
- Odyssey House ( Addiction)
- Youth Empowerment Project (GED, job placement)
- Tulane Drop-In Center (clinic, referral)
#5: Peer to peer-Between 5-6 peer educators at any given time-All between the ages of 17-20New media-Doesnt really work in New orleansCommunity partnerships-credibility
#6: Locations C partnerships, schools, universities (Im going to come back to why its important for us to go into universities C Chriss network)Process C peers do it from start to finish
#7: Neighborhoods include st. roch, hollygrove, gentily, basketball courts, stoopsMaterials include C condom packs, brochures, flyersImportance C its the only way to really get condoms to youth and get them into the office (talk about why they love the office)
#14: Interviews were done in third personChriss visual and narrativeThe narrative described the peers physical characteristics, his lifestyle, and also addressed his hopes, values, worries, beliefs and fears.We shifted our focus to Chris people (his social and sexual network). We discussed members of the network based on the archetype. These included:Close FriendLil HomieHoodratPretty Girl @ the clubTo develop program recommendations, we asked the peer researchers to Bring Chris through the CHAT program from beginning to end. What is the first time we see Chris? When do we see him again? What kind of CHAT activity would he go to and why? How do we talk to Chris?
#17: Talk about credibility again and how its especially important since we dont have a grounding in the community
#18: # members (explain member)# of eventsEstablished partnerships of youth servicesThe only text hotline in cityThe only youth project in institution, from ground up