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SPHERE is an HIV/AIDS capacity-building project that works with health and human service providers to integrate HIV/viral Hepatitis education and services and harm reduction into their work.

We work with:

• drug and alcohol treatment providers,
• community health workers,
• family planning providers,
• HIV service workers,
• youth service providers, and
• providers working in correctional settings.

Our goals are to:

• increase provider knowledge,
• improve provider integration skills,
• build provider referral capacity,
• support provider willingness and capacity to engage in integration activities, and
• support clients to receive the HIV related information and support they need.

Our activities include:

• client-centered state-of-the-art training,
• skill-building opportunities,
• resources and provider tools, and
• ongoing technical assistance.

Currently, our primary areas of focus are:

• HIV/AIDS
• Viral Hepatitis
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Harm reduction
• Opioid overdose prevention
• Substance Use/Abuse

We are funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to offer HIV/AIDS statewide capacity-building support to DPH-funded drug and alcohol treatment programs in Massachusetts.

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