| Formation | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Mental health and wellness for the LGBTQ and HIV communities |
| Location | |
Key people | James Dilley (Founder and Executive Director) Lori Thoemmes, LMFT (Director) |
| Website | alliancehealthproject |
The UCSF Alliance Health Project (AHP), formerly the AIDS Health Project, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides mental health and wellness services for the HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ communities in San Francisco. It is part of the University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry. In addition to direct service to individuals, it also undertakes HIV prevention and LGBTQ mental health research and educates mental health and health care providers about best practices.
AHP describes its mission as, "to support the mental health and wellness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and HIV-affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives."[1] It has 100 part and full-time staff and serves more than 6500 clients each year. Its budget is approximately $7 million per year.[2] As a program of the University of California, AHP's governing board is the Regents, but for 22 years, AHP has constituted a Community Advisory Board, which meets monthly to advise the AHP Executive Committee on community needs and program development.
- ^ "UCSF Alliance Health Project". UCSF Alliance Heath Project. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ Louise Rafkin, "AIDS Project Cofounder Works to Transform Treatment, Perceptions", The Bay Citizen, June 25, 2012