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Leadership Letter

Leadership Letter

OFFERING CLIENTS THE STABILITY TO FOCUS ON THEIR OVERALL HEALTH is critical to better health outcomes. When we opened the Moody Medical Clinic, we launched behavioral health as part of our full continuum of care for those impacted by HIV. This allows us to address mental health challenges that people impacted by HIV may face. Clients need these services to cope with stigma, trauma associated with their diagnosis, or coming to terms with their sexuality amongst other mental health issues. As we enter year two of clinic operations, the next step for our Behavioral Health Program is expanding access to more people, in particular uninsured persons.

We are proud to be 2020 beneficiaries of Texas Pride Impact Funds. Thanks to their support we will start offering short term mental health services to LGBTQ+ people who are uninsured this spring. In collaboration with the Moody Medical Clinic and our Health Promotion team, clients will have up to 5 sessions with our Behavioral Health Specialist at our Springdale location. Not only will we be expanding behavioral health services at ASA, but this continues our strategy to mobilize services to communities in East Austin. In the last year we have added food bank hours at our Springdale location and now behavioral health. These programmatic expansions mean our services are more accessible than ever before.

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Thank you to Texas Pride Impact funds for their support in expanding behavioral health services for LGBTQ+ clients at ASA.

L to R. Maddy Dwertman, TPIF Board Member with ASA staff members, Paul Scott, Anthony Felder, Alberto Barragan and Martha Breck.

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