Letter to Our Stakeholders: 2014–2015 A Message from James Dilley, MD, and Lori Thoemmes, LMFT
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$25,000–$75,000
1,011 HIV-positive and LGBTQ clients received psychotherapy and psychiatric 475 HIV-positive medication evaluations and LGBTQ clients helped during a mental health crisis 4,300 hours of clinical assessment, individual psychotherapy, and group 860 services by 12 clinical clients 14 volunteers interns, working receive provide 742 under the STI testing hours of group supervision of AHP and workshop professional staff facilitation
s you know, our mission is to help people heal, people who face emotional, social, and mental health 3,400 people receive HIV counseling challenges, who need experts to help them and testing negotiate crisis. We do this as often as we can, for as many people as possible. This letter is our story 200 case management of how we took a risk, based on our history and clients linked to primary medical care, substance philosophy, to build our response to the escalating use treatment, mental need for LGBTQ behavioral health care. health care, and housing When AHP’s mission changed, we knew our
pioneering behavioral health model could respond to the burgeoning need for LGBTQ mental health services. The city’s Department of Public Health agreed, funding us to serve LGBTQ clients with severe mental health issues unrelated to HIV. 266 providers trained in 26 Even as our clinic boomed in 2014/2015, trainings across serving both HIV- and LGBTQ-related concerns, the state 7,680 hours of we asked our staff to serve hundreds of new support provided by clients, using our financial reserves to fund five recent college their time. Ultimately, new funding proved graduates, whom 500 to be insufficient to the demand. We’ve stopped AHP staff mentor HIV-positive augmenting services from our toward careers clients seen at SF reserves, but we have not stopped seeking new in public interest General Hospital and health care funding and new solutions. Undaunted, AHP has won funding for new programs and initiatives: DPH-funded Medi-Cal services and syringe access; State Office of AIDS funding for operational support; a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to collaborate nationally on training and technical assistance; and a National Institute of Mental Health grant to develop a post-training support program. In addition, we successfully formed our first-ever AIDS Walk Team, and we increased individual donations by more than 20 percent. We continue to develop services that help people cultivate their natural resilience and capacity to resolve the challenges they face. We are excited to announce a PrEP navigation program for trans women and men of color and a partnership with the citywide Getting to Zero initiative. And we are pursuing new partnerships to fund services responsive to the mental health needs of the LGBTQ community. We are honored to share this story with you. And we are humbled to be a part of this rich and vibrant community of clients and providers, volunteers and donors, staff and managers that make up AHP. Thank you all for being a key stakeholder in AHP’s history and future. l
AHP NOW
Donors of 2014–2015 Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$10,000–$25,000 Whitney Davis and Benny Garcia
$5,000–$10,000
23 and Me Anonymous Anonymous James W. Dilley, MD and Jorge O. Morales Hon. James C. Hormel Justin Hafen and John Hurley Kaiser Permanente Legacy Mechanical and Energy Services, Inc. Gregory Miscikowski and Todd Tierney Ferolyn Powell Project Inform/ AIDS Walk Community Grants Rachel Swann The Bob Ross Foundation UCSF/SFGH Dept. of Psychiatry
$2,500–$5,000
Adirondack Foundation AIDS Healthcare Foundation Julie Armistead and Fred McNear James Bacchi and Scott Balentine Alvin Baum and Robert Holgate Andrew Chandler Cynthia Farner Scott Garcia Sandra Sunnyo Lee Levi Strauss and Company Hy Levy Kare R. Lindahl and Derek S. Ngin Brad Luke Gene Ogden Pacific Union Community Fund Linda Anderson Reticker Cyrus Sanandaji Silva Watson Moonwalk Foundation Trumark Urban UCSF/SFGH Office of the Dean Wells Fargo Matching Gifts West Builders Inc. Zephyr Real Estate
$1,000–$2,500 Anonymous Chloe Arnold
Kevin Berry and John Randell Jordan Brainerd Joseph Brennan Tracey Broadman David Bulanda John Carr Deborah Carson Doug Case Michelle Clark James Crook Philip De Carlo Emily and Erin Conley James and Lynn Fitzwater Edward Garcia Gregg Gerst Andre Gharakhanian Nancy Goler, MD Denise Granger Dee Hampton Wade Hampton George Harrison, MD and Anthony Sprauve Rachel Herbert David Howell Dawn Huston Michael Jang Nadir Joshua Ann Kennedy Mark Kerr Georg Krammer Enchi Liu Patricia A. Cummings and Jadine Louie Adam Lovingood Troy Luchessi Julia Mason Medtronic Foundation Heidi Mitchell Dianne Morrow Jennifer and Meredith Orthwein One Medical Group Kathleen Ortiz Powerhouse Francisco Recabarren Charles Schwamlein Joshua Schwartz Kate Shumate and Janice Lee Cameron Silva Sandra Stamper Richard Tempero Elena Terrones Vanessa Vignon Benjamin and Grace Vong Anisha Weber Whole Foods Market Diane B. Wilsey
$500–$1,000
Judith Ahrens Amador Valley High School Christopher Ambridge Michelanne Baker
David Beery Antoine Berberi Lizzie Bontrager Beka and Ray Brayer Kim Brisack Peter Brunner Robert Chan Catherine Chandler Richard Childress and M. Jay Sanders Jeffrey Chu Alvin Chua Shirley E. Cookston Jennifer Correia Anita Cosgrove Pam Cunningham Ann Dawson Sophie Dier Jason Dinger Chris Dove Muna El-Shaieb Peter Farmer Lynette and Mitch Ferguson David Fermino Antonio Flores Miriam Garfinkel Murtuza Ghadiali Maria Giatrakis Ken Gladstone Les Gottesman and Megan Lehmer Rick Gutierrez Ellen Haller, MD Arden Hoffman Michael Holland and Maryse Aubert Susan Hosking David Howard Mark Hunter Judy Ichelson-Camp Mill Valley Insurance David Jimenez Dan Joraanstad and Bob Hermann Ruben Kalra Dan Karasic Blair Keck Katherine Keon John Kessler Michael Kinsella and Matt Woebcke Kyle Kunnecke Daniel P. Langford Rachel Leibman William Leitsch Justin Lenigk Jerry and Cindy Levens $250–$500 LifeRing Inc. Barb Adler and Clark Lotterell Michelle Cataldo Jennifer Lucky Lauren Allan-Vail Allen/Loeb Associates Eddy Machtinger and Willie Ablao Erica Anderson William McBride Mercedes Azcarate John Melvin John Baker Joyce Nilo and Michael and Chloe Arnold Dorian Beckler Kevin O’Brien Roy Bateman Julie Benbow Jennifer Bing Edward L. Bonneau Shari Canepa Community Thrift Store Earl Davis Ann Demitruk John (JJ) Dillon Disneyland Cat Foo Paul Gibson Scott Glave and Kenneth Shedd Daniel Greaves and Ryan Smith Ron and Gail Gurewitz Dieter Hellmoldt Constance Hiatt and Sandra Sullivan Frederick Hosking Judith Ibanez Anna Johengen Linda Koehler Christine Lauderdale Alan Le Yan Liu Karen Long Lynn Luckow Steve Lund Robert Marks and Saul Rosenfield Todd May Bonnie McGregor Brandon Miller Wayne Muesse Holly Ornelas Todd Renner Amanda Rickel Eric Roberts Paul Roccanova Charmaine Rone Greta Schnetzler Silicon Valley Community Foundation Elizabeth Shober and Colleen Smith Eric SteckelmanAguilar Loung Thai Mily Trabing Truist Trish Tunney and DK Haas Wells Fargo Comm. Support Campaign Michael Yochum
Margaret Paternek Angela Petersen Petrus Phoa Laura Pickering Joanna Plachutin Susan Rabens Mary Beth Reticker Stephanie Reynolds Gerardo Rodriguez Rachael and Jerome Sak Susan Shea and Sonja Hanson James Sorenson Chad Stith Denise Tarantino Richard and Margaret Tempero Lori Thoemmes and Susan Weigle Randy Thueme Megan Tortorich Liz Tray David Tsai Rob Tufel Nico van Dongen Visa Giving Station Doug Vu Beth Wrightson Thomas L. Wynveen Dean and Karina Yao Robert Zimmerman
$100–$250
Adam Green Lori Albiani Amanda and Andrew Murphy Enrique Andrade Amy Andresco and David Casuto Michael Badolato Kathleen Barbano Andrew Barnett, MD Sandy Bault Patricia Beall Lynne Bearden Camo Bortman and Dwayne Shanz Janette Brook Christopher Buckley Maria Budner Stefan Burmeister Mike Burns Anne Caird and Jaime Arbona Barry Cammer Sue Carlisle Jerry Chen Eva Churchill Diane Coseo Rebecca Crump Brian Cullen Cheryl A. Dajczak James Dale Rick Dean Sarah Dubin John F. Dynia Terri Eaton
Kit L. Everts Jonathan Farer and Marvin Van Ekeren Fareday Hemingway David Fredrickson Gabriel Gagner Braulio Garcia Britt Gardner Gaylesta Jonathan Gilbert Elizabeth Grivas Gary N. Grossman, PhD Anthony Haroian Charles Himmelblau Russell Huffman Michelle Hughes Jeffrey L. Javits John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Stephanie Johnstone Dana Jordan-Turner Brian Kieley D.L. King Thierry Koblentz Sam Koritz Aaron Krug Thomas W. Lambert Holly Landry Jessica Lanyadoo Todd Lawry Mark Leary Joseph Lindsey Jack and Joan Louie Brandi Ly Michelle Magboo Ray Mar Brent Marek Susanna Marin Melissa McKee Sean Meehan Erika Michelis David Miner Cristian Miranda Christopher R. Moore Edward Moran Aaron Nelson Beth C. Newman Janet Nichelini Emanuel Noel Joseph Ohrt John Osthaus Jacqueline Leigh Page Jesse Parsons Atul Patel Mike Pickoff Roland Rauscher and Tom Brida Lillian Reidy Anne Reinsert Kevin Rillera Philip Rossetti Gilbert Rotstein Rich Sloan Cheryl Snodgrass Courtney Stock Teresa Taiclet
Kirk A. Vedas Beth Waldman Ramon Woo Ed Wood Amy Youngs Amy Zimmerman
$50–$100
Linda Adreveno David Ahrens and Carol Rubin Elisio Amezcua Joseph D. Aranda Balletto Vineyards John Bassett Alice Beall Jacqueline Beck Katherine Bloodworth Eileen Blumenthal and Patricia Dunn Jay Bordeleau Richard Brown James M. Campbell, MD Joseph A. Cecere Chaen Chan Jamie Coleman and Sara Schwegler Sarah Coles Kathryne Daniels Ed Diaz Robert Dockendorff Geoffrey B. Dryvynsyde Kay and Jay Estey David Featherstone Claudia Figallo Louise Frost Colin Gallagher Linda S. Gordon Jeffrey Haass Laura Hare Richard Harris Audrey Heller Howard Hersh Scott Hrudicka Paul Huber Cynthia Hunton and Dennis Murphy Sam Jackson Alanda Johnson Jean Johnson and Edward E. Egenias David Kendall Dianne Kirchner Jeffrey Kruskall Richard Landry Geoff Lin Kathleen McCarthy Maria Naula Danielle O’Connor James Peros John Preckel Louise Rafkin Mark Randal Julie Saenz Vincent Santangelo Chad Schimke Ryan Sepanski Doug Shoemaker and
Larry Bongort Shakira Simley Ginger Slonaker Sandra Spector Ann Spencer Perry Stephney Kacie Watkins Erik Wieland and Holly Baldwin Ronald Wissusik Michael Work Michael Yang Tatiana Zarikos Caitlyn Zucca
$25–$50
Cedrick Andrews Scott Ansill Vinay Awasthi Robert Bateman Mat Beal Pedro Ubaldo Betancourt Susan Blank Louise China Brotsky and Dan Roth Robert Brownstone and Laurie Moore Joseph Brunelle Bruce Carpenter Miguel Del Castillo David M. Donahue Maurizio Franzini Jonathan Gan Aurora Gonzalez Mark Gouveia and David Dumais Jack Harpor Paula-Jo Husack, MFCC Jeff Immodel Yolanda Antoinette Jacobs Donald Kelley, Jr. and Susan Gettmann Gregory Kerr Gloria Liu Janell Louie Sergio Mendoza Markley Morris Olufoladare Olorunsola Edward E. Schiffer Michael Scott Jason Stein Andrew Strawbridge Kyra Troyan Tim Tune Luis Turrubiartes Alexander Vanderbilt Adrienne Blair White Alexander Wolf Larry Yung Tatiana Zarikos
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Gender Team Helps Empower
Frontlines of Testing
In 2014, AHP created the Gender Team to help lowincome people access gender transition surgery.
AHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing Program—whose motto is “Know Yourself, Know Your Status, Know Your Community”—Pilot Advances
As part of AHP’s shift to broaden the array of services we offer the LGBTQ community, we created a Gender Team to ensure transgender-affirmative care. Among the team’s key accomplishments has been a process by which trans people can easily obtain the pre-surgery mental health assessments required by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH). The program provides surgery to people whose low incomes and insurance status had previously prevented them from receiving it. AHP psychologist Michelanne Baker and psychiatrist Dan Karasic co-created Gender Team, which also provides a forum for team members to discuss challenging cases and follow the progress of trans people receiving mental health services at AHP. Karasic and Baker have been fortunate to enlist the skills and enthusiasm of many other AHP mental health clinicians, and the monthly Gender Team meetings draw about a dozen staff members and clinical interns. This team approach has helped AHP to expand these mental health services to meet a growing demand. Starting this year, AHP was a co-sponsor of the biennial National Transgender Health Summit, which drew more than 600 national and international participants to Oakland April 17–18. Karasic co-chaired the Mental Health Track, and the AHP Gender Team presented on the team’s work. l For more information on AHP’s transgender-related services, including its ongoing Transgender Support Group, call 415476-3902 and ask to speak to a triage counselor.
“There is never a dull moment at HCAT,” remarked Perry Rhodes III, manager of AHP’s HIV Counseling and Testing program. “We are constantly seeing and responding to new people and working out in the community.” HCAT delivers HIV, hepatitis C, and STD testing and counseling to thousands of folks a year. And for 31 years, since AHP developed the first large-scale HIV testing program in the country, HCAT has embraced advances to help our clients. In June, HCAT became one of two programs in California to pilot a new antigen/antibody test, which could diagnose HIV even earlier than current testing. And in August, HCAT became a pilot program for the city’s reinvigorated syringe access, a crucial HIV and hepatitis C prevention strategy. When Rhodes says “out in the community,” he means not only Tuesday through Saturday at the AHP Services Center, but also at other times when our mobile testing van wheels to street fairs and other locations in response to requests for our testing services. l
Supporting the mental health and wellness of the LGBTQ and HIVaffected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.