SAMHSA/CSAT Conference Grant 2002, 2003, & 2007- KIR Conference

The Danya Institute was awarded a conference grant from SAMHSA/CSAT for the Keeping It Real 2002, 2003, & 2007 Conferences. These conferences were the second, third, and sixth national conferences convened by the Center for HIV, Hepatitis, and Addiction Training and Technology (CHHATT). The CHHATT is maintained through our cooperative agreement with SAMHSA/CSAT to operate the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Central East). The Keeping it Real Conferences are for outreach workers and related healthcare workers regarding HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and substance abuse. The conference agendas were built around the Outreach Competencies that were developed by the CHHATT. The overall goals of the Keeping It Real Conferences are:

(1) To provide cutting edge information on addiction and co-infection with HIV and Hepatitis C to outreach workers and substance abuse counselors;

(2) To improve efforts to find and assist hard-to-reach population and special populations;

(3) To improve prevention of co-infection through knowledge dissemination activities including conferences and post-conference products.

Since 2003, the Central East, through the CHHATT, has convened three more Keeping it Real Conferences and another is planned for September 2008.

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