J-RISE: Relevant Implementation Strategies to Eliminate the Social and Structural Barriers to HIV Services Among Justice-involved Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Other Key Populations

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · Jun 21, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The J-RISE clinical trial is studying two different support programs aimed at helping Black men who have been involved with the criminal justice system access HIV care and employment services. The goal is to see if the "Health Navigation Plus" program, which includes extra job support and financial help, can help participants find jobs and access important health services better than the standard "Health Navigation" program.

To participate, individuals must be at least 18 years old, identify as African American or Black, and have had some involvement with the criminal legal system. They also need to be living in specific areas like Cook County, Illinois, New Orleans, or Baton Rouge. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two programs and will complete surveys over 13 months. Those in the Health Navigation Plus group will receive additional support for job placement and financial assistance, while both groups will have regular check-ins with health navigators. It's a chance for eligible individuals to gain valuable resources for their health and employment needs.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. be at least 18 years of age;
• • 2. currently reside or intend to reside in one of the study communities (i.e., Cook County, Baton Rouge, and the New Orleans area);
• 3. be able to provide informed consent in English and complete the study in English. In addition, potential participants must:
• • 4. be currently incarcerated in jail or prison and report an expected release within 90 days, or under community supervision or drug court, or report a recent incarceration within the last three years, or in the last 12 months has had an interaction with law enforcement that did not lead to an arrest or jail or prison time, AND has not already been linked and/or retained in HIV or PrEP care in the community;
• • 5. report needing employment-related services; and
• • 6. have a confirmed HIV positive or negative status (within 90 days of enrollment) and if HIV negative meets one of CDC's PrEP indications (i.e., sexually active, needle sharing, previous STI history in the last 24 months) or plans to have sex in the next 12 months or wants more information about PrEP.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. unwilling/unable to provide informed consent,
• • 2. does not live or intend to live in one of the study locations,
• • 3. unable to confirm HIV status,
• • 4. unable to conduct the study in English, and
• • 5. currently enrolled in another intervention to support HIV care, PrEP care, and economic stability.