REACH Youth Center

Projects

REACH Youth Center research examines HIV knowledge, HIV stigma, and research ethics among adolescents and young adults, in the United States and internationally.

Current Projects

HIV SEERs Project

Stigma-reduction through Education, Empowerment, and Research

The HIV SEERs Project is a community-based participatory research project designed to increase HIV knowledge and decrease HIV stigma among youth. SEERs was developed in partnership with communities in Kenya, where work on the project is ongoing, and is being expanded locally and in other parts of the world.


DeCIDER Study

Decisional Capacity In Determining Eligibility for Research

The DeCIDER Study explores methods for improving decisional capacity for research among minor adolescents living with HIV, including a pilot study assessing the benefits of a multimedia assent process.