Organization: JUSTUS HEALTH
Mission: JUSTUS HEALTH (JUH) WAS FORMED IN 2018 BY JOINING TOGETHER MINNESOTA AIDS PROJECT (MAP) AND RAINBOW HEALTH INITIATIVE (RHI). THIS COMBINATION LEVERAGES MAP'S EXPERTISE IN PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF PREVENTION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AT RISK OF OR ARE AFFECTED BY HIV, AND RHI'S INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. JUH BROADENS THE ORIGINAL MISSIONS OF MAP AND RHI TO WORK FOR EQUITABLE HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE INJUSTICE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH STATUS AND IDENTITY. JUH CENTERS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF AND LIVING WITH HIV OR FACING BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND OUTCOMES BECAUSE OF THEIR IDENTITY AS GENDER, SEXUAL AND/OR RACIAL MINORITIES. JUH PROVIDES HEALTH CARE COORDINATION AND ACCESS, INCLUDING TARGETED DIRECT SERVICES THAT RESPOND TO COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. JUH ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS OUR COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE TOGETHER, AND EDUCATE CARE PROVIDERS, POLICY MAKERS, AND THE BROADER PUBLIC
Activities: CLIENT SERVICES HELP HIV-POSITIVE PEOPLE SECURE HEALTH CARE AND DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITIES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, AIDSLINE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, BENEFITS COUNSELING, LEGAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, AND CHEMICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS. STARTING IN 2018, JUSTUS HEALTH BEGAN PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THEIR JUSTUS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC TO INDIVIDUALS SEEKING THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV, AND PEOPLE FROM COMMUNITIES THAT HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY FACE BARRIERS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT. PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, COUPLE AND FAMILY THERAPY WITHIN TRAUMA-INFORMED, SEX-POSITIVE, PUBLIC HEALTH (HARM REDUCTION) MODELS OF CARE. PROVIDES CHEMICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, REFERRALS AND CONTINUING CARE.
ADVOCACY, RESEARCH & EDUCATION INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WHICH BUILD COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT THE OVERALL MISSION OF JUSTUS HEALTH. THESE ACTIVITIES EDUCATE AND ORGANIZE ADVOCATES WHO CARE ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO CONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE NOT CONTRACT-FUNDED. IN ADDITION, JUSTUS HEALTH HOSTS THE ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE TO ADVANCE LGBTQ AND HIV HEALTH AND RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE TRAINING TO SERVE PROGRAM WHICH SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS THEY AGE.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines